Residents association blasts downtown transit

Urban Neighbors, downtown Oklahoma City's residents association, presented a three-page report to the Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday requesting changes to the Oklahoma Spirit trolley system to meet "modern demands.”
The report by Urban Neighbors board members Mark Gibbs and Brian Hammond called the system inadequate and in need of overhaul.

Some of the highlights of the group's official report to the city:

•Downtown's use has changed dramatically over past decade.

•The existing trolley system is poorly understood by public.

•Low ridership on key routes.

•Timings and actual arrivals at trolley stops are inconsistent.

•Stops are poorly identified.

•Hours of service are limited and poorly advertised.

•Existing system is not configured for future ridership demographics.


City Council appoints Bricktown consultant
The Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved spending up to $75,000 to hire consultant Robert Charles Lester & Co. to draw up a master development plan for Bricktown.
The contract calls for the firm to come up with suggested land uses, leasing and marketing strategies, and to identify obstacles to development.

On the town: Wednesday August 13, 2008 | NewsOK.com