http://okc.biz/oklahoma/articles.sec-18-1-transportation.html Despite opposition, a measure to approve a compromise on the design of one portion of a boulevard to run through Downtown Oklahoma City passed the city council Jan. 8 with a 7-2 vote. The boulevard plan dates back to the 1990s when state and federal authorities determined the Interstate 40 crosstown would be moved south, and a boulevard would sit in its previous alignment.]]> Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation attended a public meeting with hat in hand Aug. 22 concerning plans for the new boulevard in downtown Oklahoma City. Tempers flared in the audience, but there was no acrimony from ODOT officials who acknowledged that there have been misconceptions and misunderstandings as to the plans for the $80 million, 10.5-block stretch of road that will sit where the Interstate 40 bridges once stood.

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]]> More Oklahomans will hop in their cars rather than board planes this Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA. The auto travel assistance organization expects increases in auto travel, but for shorter trips due to high gas prices. And air travel is expected to take a hit as more people jump in their cars for destinations from May 24 through May 28.]]> Come as you are, but come early if you have a flight to catch at Will Rogers World Airport. With passenger traffic numbers up nearly 7 percent over last year, airport officials are seeing larger crowds, especially in the mornings, and some passengers who have not allotted enough time and ending up missing their flights.]]> Oklahoma Mayor Mick Cornett officiated over the ribbon cutting of the $5.8 million, 380-foot SkyDance Bridge April 23 Downtown. ]]> Ivy Bradford’s career as a travel agent has followed a path different than most. The manager of Prime Time Travel in Edmond got into the business in 1987 and worked through 2000 before taking a break for motherhood. ]]> AAA Oklahoma anticipates it will come to the aid of 5,800 stranded motorists in Oklahoma during the year-end holiday period, as 787,500 Oklahomans take to the highways for holiday trips between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2, 2012. ]]> AAA forecasts 91.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the upcoming Christmas / New Year’s holiday period, a 1.4 percent increase over year-ago figures. ]]> In 2000, officials at Will Rogers World Airport ramped up efforts to add nonstop flights from Oklahoma City to destinations on the East Coast, the West Coast and key points in between. Starting with nonstop service to Minneapolis-St. Paul in 2001, the airport has added a number of nonstop flights — including Newark, N.J., and Los Angeles — but lost a few along the way.]]> Two percent fewer Oklahomans are predicted by AAA to travel over the Independence Day weekend.
]]> Flight 6241 will leave Oklahoma City daily at 7:14 a.m. and arrive in San Francisco at 8:50 a.m. The daily return flight will leave San Francisco at 4 p.m. and arrive in Oklahoma City at 9:16 p.m. Of the 66 seats, six will be first class, 28 in economy plus, and 32 in economy.]]> Oklahoma City Council members listened to a presentation of the public transportation and parking budget proposal June 6, as director Rick Cain explained what steps need to be taken to improve a lackluster transit system in the metro. ]]> The Oklahoma City Council approved a measure May 31 to name a proposed downtown street "Oklahoma City Boulevard" by an 8-1 vote.]]> In the travel industry for 27 years now, Express Travel consultant Ann West says she’s always been one to try different marketing techniques to attract clients.
]]> In Oklahoma, the big sky is big business. The aerospace industry, one of the cornerstones of the state’s economy, is responsible for approximately 143,000 jobs with a $5 billion annual payroll. Comprising 10% of the state’s economy, it contributes $12 billion in industrial output.]]> According to Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel, his office advertises and puts out the time and location of the roadblock in advance. He indicated to the media that the reason for advertising on Twitter and other social media websites is to create a general “deterrent for the public” to not drink and drive.]]> Getting from Oklahoma City to the City by the Bay will be easier beginning Aug. 29. United Airlines announced it will offer a nonstop flight daily to San Francisco.
]]> November's Ford sales in the "Dallas Region" (which encompasses North Texas and Oklahoma) were up 24 percent compared to November 2009.]]>