Transportation News

• 2010 Bike to Work Evaluation- Submit an evaluation of this year's Bike to Work Week Events.

• INCOG's Travel Demand Model- Click here to view the Powerpoint presentation.

• Bike to Work Week-  May 17-21 INCOG will be providing FREE events each day, visit http://www.green-traveler.org/bike2work.htm for details.

• Census Update- by now census forms have been mailed or hand-delivered to nearly all households across the U.S., and we�€™re happy to report that the census is on time and on budget. The Census Bureau will begin posting daily mail participation rates on our Web site next week. Visit this site to see how your area did in the 2000 Census.

• Rail Transit Strategic Plan - Learn more about rail opportunities in the Tulsa region.  The Rail Transit Strategic Plan the Report of the Transportation Strategies Ad Hoc Committee of the INCOG Transportation Policy Committee, was adopted by the INCOG Board of Director during their November meeting.

About Transportation Planning

INCOG was designated by the governor of Oklahoma as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Tulsa region in accordance with federal law.  As the MPO, INCOG, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (MTTA), is responsible for the development of regional transportation plans and programs for the Tulsa Transportation Management Area (TMA). 

A Citizen's Guide to Transportation Planning - Learn more about Transportation Planning and how you can become involved with this guide offered by the Federal Highway Administration.

The following video (approximately 6 minutes) provides a good overview of the transportation planning process for metropolitan areas.