I've hoped on the StreetCar several times now. The start/stop is convenient enough for me because the Transit Center platform is right outside my office. However, three times now I've had to call EMBARK on the same homeless guy who sets up camp under the platform shelter and randomly starts screaming at people passing by or wanting to get on/off the streetcar. I had to call again yesterday (around 10am). It was over an hour before someone showed up and got the homeless man to clear away all his belongings and leave the immediate area. While this will probably be an ongoing issue at different platforms, if response times can be a bit quicker, the activity will probably mostly be discouraged.

Regardless.... For my needs, the streetcar simply continues to prove to be an oddity that doesn't actually improve any of my efforts regarding getting around downtown OKC.

By the time I wait for a Streetcar to arrive and ride it's painfully slow stop and go pace - then reboard and either ride basically the entire route back to my original platform, or get off and hoof it 3-5+ blocks back to the office, it just adds way more time and accomplished nothing. Literally, there is no way a group of us from work could ride the streetcar ANYWHERE to eat and be back within an hour. However, we could simply walk or take our car and do it much much quicker (and saved the $10 it would cost 5 of us to go and return in fares alone).

Beyond lunch, my other regular activities include going to either the Main YMCA on 4th street, the Main Street Y, the courthouse, the police station, the jail and to visit my wife at her office for lunch. Same problem..... Using the streetcar would take far longer and require me to walk further than if I simply drove my car and parked. If the weather is nice I'm going to walk or scooter and that's still going to be faster (cheaper if I walk, a bit more expensive if I scooter).

Curious what others who work downtown think as far as utilizing the Streetcar for getting around on a daily basis?

For me, it's just something I do if I have time to kill and it's new.

Not trying to be a downer, just trying to understand it's intended purpose and for whom. Maybe it's like Bricktown. I love that we have it. It serves a intended audience well. I get that I helped pay for it. But I don't ever utilize it and intentionally avoid it. Maybe the streetcar is just my Bricktown.