Streetcar

[CloudDeckMedia]

They’re swarming with cameras.

[ChaseDweller]

Searched and couldn't find the answer to this. What's with the construction fabric/mesh that is still on all the railings at the stops?

[rezman]

I recently read a couple related articles that were interesting.

Back on Nov 2 the city of Milwaukee debuted their 2.1 mile streetcar system called The Hop, and will be offering free rides for a full year.

Siemens has been testing their autonomous light rail vehicle equipped with radar, cameras, light detection, laser based measurement system and GPS.

And on Jan 5, TEXRail started their commuter service in the DFW area with 27 miles and 9 station stops.

[Urban Pioneer]

Searched and couldn't find the answer to this. What's with the construction fabric/mesh that is still on all the railings at the stops?

The ODOT Rail Safety Officer would like an additional cross-member added at mid-point to prevent a child or service animal from accidentally falling off the platform backward. To get our certification to operate, the mesh was added as the city contract process takes a bit. It is temporary until the extra metal tube is added.

The change isn't required by city or national codes but we are doing it proactively anyway.

[ChaseDweller]

The ODOT Rail Safety Officer would like an additional cross-member added at mid-point to prevent a child or service animal from accidentally falling off the platform backward. To get our certification to operate, the mesh was added as the city contract process takes a bit. It is temporary until the extra metal tube is added.

The change isn't required by city or national codes but we are doing it proactively anyway.

Thanks!

[BBatesokc]

FYI - would somebody please go to the streetcar website and point out Dean A McGee Ave. on the printable map for me...... Oh, wait, the genius whose job it was to create the map left the entire street off........

That's okay, they also claim on the map that Park Ave. connects to E.K. Gaylord Blvd.

(is it just me, or don't most people these days create maps by simply tracing over an existing Google map?)

[Pete]

MAPS 3 board will meet tomorrow to vote on excess fund distribution.

Very interestingly, they are prepared to approve the streetcar signal prioritization project.


Full story at the amazing Oklahoma Gazette:

https://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/c...nt?oid=5536704

[Midtowner]

MAPS 3 board will meet tomorrow to vote on excess fund distribution.

Very interestingly, they are prepared to approve the streetcar signal prioritization project.


Full story at the amazing Oklahoma Gazette:

https://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/c...nt?oid=5536704

NICE! If I can get door to door in 15 minutes with some level of regularity using the streetcar to get to court, I'm going to be a nearly daily user of it. As things stand, I feel like I need to leave about an hour early to get about a mile because of some of the service hiccups we've had.

[Pete]

Credit to Jeff Bezdek and everyone who successfully lobbied the city for this much-needed change.

And this is a good sign for Craig Freeman; not sure this would have made it past Jim Couch.

[Anonymous.]

That is great news. But construction of the new system to not be started until October leaves the entire "warm season" for the streetcar to leave a sour taste in people's mouths. Yet another reason free fares is the best route for at least 2019.

[shawnw]

Ouch about October, especially if the MAPS4 vote happens by then. You'd think we'd want warm fuzzy feelings about the system just before the vote...

[kukblue1]

Empty Street car at 4:30 from business district to Bricktown. Then got on at 5:45 in bricktown to the arena for the game. Maybe 20 of us on there then. I'm sure times are much improved now that it's not a busy. Is it busy in the morning or lunch hours?

[Ross MacLochness]

Empty Street car at 4:30 from business district to Bricktown. Then got on at 5:45 in bricktown to the arena for the game. Maybe 20 of us on there then. I'm sure times are much improved now that it's not a busy. Is it busy in the morning or lunch hours?

I took it to lunch today and there were between 10 and 20 people riding with some exiting and some entering along the way.

[kukblue1]

Oh and forgot to mention i have heard they are tired of people parking over the white lines over my Myraid Gardens and those parking spots might be permanently closed

[CloudDeckMedia]

Oh and forgot to mention i have heard they are tired of people parking over the white lines over my Myraid Gardens and those parking spots might be permanently closed

Does the City not have a hot shot-type of towing arrangement where in a minor crisis a vehicle can be quickly towed? This would seem to qualify for that.

[kukblue1]

Does the City not have a hot shot-type of towing arrangement where in a minor crisis a vehicle can be quickly towed? This would seem to qualify for that.

Please Thunder had a game Jan 6th and a game Jan 12 a Saturday and Sunday. There was a black SUV/truck parked in front of the fire hydrant on reno in front of the gardens on the 6th. I spent pictures to the mayor and OPD. It was there even there after the game so it was parked there a good 4/5 hours. No ticket no nothing. The next game Saturday Jan 12 kid you not same SUV/truck in front of the fire hydrant before and after the game. A good 6 hours cause i went to go eat in bricktown. I know it's the weekend and not enforced but there are plenty of cop cars around blocking off traffic and directing traffic that you think someone would of notice. I once again spent pictures. I sent them when i first saw it. Not saying they saw my tweet but if they did they have plenty of time to react.

So to answer your question I think Downtown has no parking patrol at all. Before when you had to put a sticker on your windshield and it was 2 hours parking up to 6 pm. I would get down there about 5 to park and go eat before game and I would bet you 75% of the cars parked around the gardens had no parking sticker.

[Urban Pioneer]

Ouch about October

Thanks Pete.

Regarding October, I think that is just a summarization by the Gazette reporter regarding the broader expenditure of the excess collections towards the supplemental projects in general.

Regarding traffic signals and red lights, I amended our approved motion in our Streetcar Subcommittee meeting today with a clause specifying that the traffic signal cabinets be upgraded immediately. The Oversight Board will have to ratify this tomorrow with the amendment as well as the City Council this coming Tuesday. Assuming that happens, essentially that amendment is a clear directive to Public Works / MAPS 3 Staff do the upgrade project asap.

[shawnw]

Awesome

[Quicker]

Thanks Pete.

Regarding October, I think that is just a summarization by the Gazette reporter regarding the broader expenditure of the excess collections towards the supplemental projects in general.

Regarding traffic signals and red lights, I amended our approved motion in our Streetcar Subcommittee meeting today with a clause specifying that the traffic signal cabinets be upgraded immediately. The Oversight Board will have to ratify this tomorrow with the amendment as well as the City Council this coming Tuesday. Assuming that happens, essentially that amendment is a clear directive to Public Works / MAPS 3 Staff do the upgrade project asap.

What is the rest of the 4 million being allocated to the streetcar going to be used for?

[Anonymous.]

Please Thunder had a game Jan 6th and a game Jan 12 a Saturday and Sunday. There was a black SUV/truck parked in front of the fire hydrant on reno in front of the gardens on the 6th. I spent pictures to the mayor and OPD. It was there even there after the game so it was parked there a good 4/5 hours. No ticket no nothing. The next game Saturday Jan 12 kid you not same SUV/truck in front of the fire hydrant before and after the game. A good 6 hours cause i went to go eat in bricktown. I know it's the weekend and not enforced but there are plenty of cop cars around blocking off traffic and directing traffic that you think someone would of notice. I once again spent pictures. I sent them when i first saw it. Not saying they saw my tweet but if they did they have plenty of time to react.

So to answer your question I think Downtown has no parking patrol at all. Before when you had to put a sticker on your windshield and it was 2 hours parking up to 6 pm. I would get down there about 5 to park and go eat before game and I would bet you 75% of the cars parked around the gardens had no parking sticker.

I think you're pretty much correct. Even though on-street parking is enforced technically to 6pm, I think the workers are done at 5pm [whether officially off the clock or not]. I have never seen someone receiving a ticket after 5pm. I think the 6pm range is just there for the city to try and milk some extra coin from people not willing to take the risk.

[Midtowner]

Rode this morning. It didn't seem to be faster. It was almost completely empty. Transit employees outnumbered riders. Also, some dummy parked his white van in front of that running shop on Broadway and held us up a decent amount of time while they tried to dispatch a crew to flag the streetcar through. The driver eventually came out and simply drove off without receiving a citation. I would hope that drivers would take down tag numbers and take pictures so that the city could issue citations to these illegally parked vehicles. If you frequent downtown, you should know by now where you can and cannot park.

[citywokchinesefood]

I live in work downtown so I feel I have likely used the streetcar a bit more than most. Generally I am pretty happy with the system considering I am between two stops so I can get to pretty much any area on the route relatively quickly. My experience with the estimated timing has been pretty decent within a minute or two of the initial prediction every time. I have yet to be the only person on a cart at one time, but the only time I ever see more than 15 people on a car is during events. I would like to see the service be a bit faster, but overall I am pretty satisfied with the experience. Currently I am considering picking up the yearly buss/streetcar pass and trying to utilize the full system more instead of predominantly uber/lyft. An item I would really like to see on the next MAPS would be live tracking of the bus/streetcar system so I could better plan when to hit a stop during inclement weather.

[shawnw]

There is already live tracking of buses via TransitApp. I'll be using it in about 45 mins when I leave work.

(incidentally on Twitter I asked Embark why Streetcars weren't in TransitApp yet and they said they were working on it)

[OKC Guy]

I live in work downtown so I feel I have likely used the streetcar a bit more than most. Generally I am pretty happy with the system considering I am between two stops so I can get to pretty much any area on the route relatively quickly. My experience with the estimated timing has been pretty decent within a minute or two of the initial prediction every time. I have yet to be the only person on a cart at one time, but the only time I ever see more than 15 people on a car is during events. I would like to see the service be a bit faster, but overall I am pretty satisfied with the experience. Currently I am considering picking up the yearly buss/streetcar pass and trying to utilize the full system more instead of predominantly uber/lyft. An item I would really like to see on the next MAPS would be live tracking of the bus/streetcar system so I could better plan when to hit a stop during inclement weather.

I would assume once the convention center (and OMNI) open ridership will go up.

[Urban Pioneer]

Today was an embarrassing failure.

https://journalrecord.com/2019/01/24...uns-off-track/