Northwest Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project
Virtual Public Meeting - Spring 2021
Thank you for attending and providing input!
If you prefer, please feel free to join the Project team for a live presentation and Q&A session. We will offer two sessions on March 25th, 2021 - see details below! All content will be the same.
Session 1: March 25, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00pm
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Platform: Zoom - click here to join!
- Phone in only (you will only be able to listen and not be able to submit questions): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782
- Webinar ID: 852 9633 4493
- Presentation will begin approximately 12:05 pm
Session 2: March 25, 2021, 5:30 pm - 6:30pm
- Time: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
- Platform: Zoom - click here to join!
- Phone in only (you will only be able to listen and not be able to submit questions): US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833
- Webinar ID: 865 0027 7151
- Presentation will begin approximately 5:35 pm
If you would like to request a hard copy of the information, please contact kheavin@hntb.com or 816-527-2468
Please review the following information. You will have the opportunity to fill out a comment form and submit questions at the end.
Project Information
The Northwest Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project will be Central Oklahoma’s first BRT line and will provide a premium transit service to Oklahoma City (OKC) residents through faster and more frequent service with enhanced vehicles, stations and passenger amenities. The Northwest BRT route is approximately nine and a half miles in length (one-way) between downtown Oklahoma City and Meridian/NW Expressway just south of Lake Hefner, connecting regional medical centers, commercial centers, the downtown central business district (CBD), and residents along the Classen Boulevard and Northwest Expressway urban arterials.
Use the interactive map below to explore the Northwest BRT route and stops. The blue line indicates the new route and the yellow dots represent the station locations. You may zoom in to see the location closer. Click on the yellow dots for the specific station location name. The red lines represent existing EMBARK bus routes and the green dots are existing EMBARK bus stops. Zoom in to see how the Northwest BRT route will tie into your current routes.
NW BRT Public Meeting Map
Timeline
The Northwest BRT will expand local and regional mobility options, improve job access, support transit-oriented development (TOD), helps improve community health, and enhance livability along the corridor.
The Northwest BRT project kicked off in 2019, will be under construction in 2022-2023 and will begin Revenue Service in 2023.
Key milestones:
- Completion of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process: July 9, 2019
- Preliminary Design: 2020
- Final Design: 2021-2022
- Construction: 2022-2023
- Revenue Service Begin: 2023
Funding
The project was awarded $14.4 million in federal funding through the USDOT Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) discretionary grant program and is anticipated to start service in 2023. This is 50% of the project cost.
An additional 2% of the costs are Other Federal Grants and the remainder of the costs are taken care of by local funding sources.
Potential Park-and-Ride Locations
The Northwest BRT will potentially include two park-and-ride locations.
Coordination will be required with both locations. Dedicated striping and signing will indicate park-and-ride customers where to park.
Exhibits
Please scroll through the information below to see the renderings and station locations for the Northwest BRT project. For the station locations, you may click on the PDF button to see additional detail. If you have any questions or comments, please submit through the comment form at the bottom of this page.
What is BRT?
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a high-quality bus-based transit system that delivers fast, reliable and efficient services operating in a "rail like" manner. BRT systems typically include:
- Frequent service
- Fewer stops
- Branded vehicles and stations
- Enhanced passenger amenities
- Technology
- Improved boarding facilities
Northwest BRT Station Rendering - daytime
These renderings provide examples of what the new Northwest BRT stations will look line when the project is complete.
Station Amenities:
- Level boarding
- Real time arrival display
- Ticket kiosk
- Pylon with wayfinding
- Handrails
- Bike rack
- Shelter
- Bench
- Trash receptacle
- ADA compliant design
Visit an OKC Streetcar platform to see a great example of what the station platforms may look like! Click here to find a station near you!
Northwest BRT Station Rendering - nighttime
This image gives an example of what the station will look like at night. Increased lighting will improve visibility and safety.
Northwest BRT Stations
Below is a link for a pdf that contains the 30% plan drawings of the Northwest BRT stations. You can scroll through the drawings to see each station in more detail. The location of the station can be determined from the street names, north arrow and title of the sheet in the lower right hand corner.
Click here to review the 30% plans. Please note it is a large file and may take a couple moments to load.
This image shows the Station Layout Plans for high ridership stations and standard stations. Click here to open the full plan sheet .
Comments
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Northwest BRT Public Meeting Comments
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