The OKC Streetcar has officially passed the one-million-riders mark. The voter-approved MAPS 3 public transportation project has been in service since December of 2018.
The Freedom Center of Oklahoma City, LLC has been selected as the operator of the MAPS 4 Clara Luper Civil Rights Center. The nonprofit, established to educate and empower the community regarding the Civil Rights Movement in Oklahoma, will now operate this $26.8 million project.
The pandemic affected nearly every industry sector worldwide. While some are obviously still struggling, one that is on the rebound locally is our visitor economy. And the benefits our economy is deriving from this activity are due to the investments we’ve made over the years that are attracting people and economic activity in this increasingly important sector.
We have an extended discussion with Chamber President and CEO Roy Williams about his life and career, the most important events, campaigns and recruitment wins that have happened for OKC over his tenure and what we need to do to keep things moving forward. We also wrap up season 1 of the AudaCity OKC podcast and give a little info on what’s coming soon as season 2 begins.
VeloCity's "AudaCity" OKC show aims to bring you the Oklahoma City you should know about.
For the second consecutive year, Oklahoma City has been selected as USA Today’s number one city for street art. The site put together a panel of experts and in-house editors to determine a top 20 list of nominee cities. Then, the public was allowed to voice support for their favorite city with a four-week voting period to determine the final rankings.
Appearing on these types of lists is no accident. The City of Oklahoma City has proven to be responsive to residents, and not combative toward the business community. In fact, we are partners on many levels, and that shows in this latest example of our collective success.
Electric vehicle owners can now charge their automobiles quickly and conveniently at any of the new EV Charging Stations that are now operational.
