Streetcar

[TheTravellers]

So this should work extremely well with a minor adjustment - get off at the Business District stop and walk about 2-3 blocks to the civic center will ensure your trip there is pretty fast. The app will show times to get on the platform after dinner so you can wait til nearly the last minute.

After the show, you could also pull the app and wait times up, get to the when it says about 3-4 minutes away and it won't be far off. Use the library platform and it would take about 5 minutes to walk there max. From there you are looking at about 8 stops only to get back into midtown!

I personally have found that the longer the wait time listed the further off it can be - if it is under 10 minutes on the board it tends to be very close to that.

Absolutely, we'd get off at the Business District stop, it'd be silly to ride it all the way around just so we didn't have to walk the extra 2 blocks. We walk as much as possible, and if the weather's nice, might just walk from Fassler Hall to the Civic Center. After the show, not worried about timing, we just want to minimize the slack time between finishing up at Fassler and the Civic Center without undue hassle. Guess I need to download the app and see if it will work on an ancient Android 4 phone...

[Ross MacLochness]

rode today and the new synchronized green lights on Robinson work wonders!!

[kukblue1]

Haven't rode since Feb 1st. So are they checking fares?

[shawnw]

I haven't been checked, but Michael Scroggins said on Twitter that they are testing beacons for Token Transit.

[Ross MacLochness]

Haven't rode since Feb 1st. So are they checking fares?

Yes, I've been asked twice to show my fare. On the other hand, I was showing someone from out of town around on Friday and she didn't pay the fare either time and was never asked.

[Jersey Boss]

Yes, I've been asked twice to show my fare. On the other hand, I was showing someone from out of town around on Friday and she didn't pay the fare either time and was never asked.

This comment made me think that out of state residents should be exempt from the fare by showing an out of state dl/id.

[okccowan]

My son's fourth grade class (John Rex) took a trip to the Memorial this morning. My wife went with them. They were excited to ride the Streetcar. They rode to the Memorial okay, but after the visit they waited over 30 minutes for a Streetcar, with no updates on the sign. They actually decided to walk back to John Rex instead of continuing to wait for the Streetcar.

[TheTravellers]

My son's fourth grade class (John Rex) took a trip to the Memorial this morning. My wife went with them. They were excited to ride the Streetcar. They rode to the Memorial okay, but after the visit they waited over 30 minutes for a Streetcar, with no updates on the sign. They actually decided to walk back to John Rex instead of continuing to wait for the Streetcar.

Honestly, cannot believe this is still happening. We are not the first city to ever build a streetcar, why don't/didn't we learn from what other cities did and follow their good practices and not repeat their mistakes? Completely not ready for prime-time if this kind of thing is still an occurrence, however infrequently.

[TheSteveHunt]

My son's fourth grade class (John Rex) took a trip to the Memorial this morning. My wife went with them. They were excited to ride the Streetcar. They rode to the Memorial okay, but after the visit they waited over 30 minutes for a Streetcar, with no updates on the sign. They actually decided to walk back to John Rex instead of continuing to wait for the Streetcar.

Bad day for the trickle down transit machine!

[Plutonic Panda]

This comment made me think that out of state residents should be exempt from the fare by showing an out of state dl/id.

If anything it should be the opposite though I am against free service with few exceptions for students and the disadvantaged/low income.

[shawnw]

https://twitter.com/benfelder_okc/st...79523048800256

interesting thread about daily ridership

[Pete]

^

If I read that correctly, the system is averaging less than 100 riders per day.

From that thread for comparison:

[hfry]

Pete I believe it's saying 600 a day.

[Pete]

Pete I believe it's saying 600 a day.

You're right; Holt saying 600 per weekday but higher on weekends (although now not operating on Sunday).

[hfry]

Yes, I'm curious what the average daily is with weekends included. Also from the graph I'm curious if that is their riderships a few months after launch or just ridership in general. This spring and summer with be the true test on how smooth operations run and how ridership increases.

[aDark]

This is pretty confusing.

[Pete]

I'm sure ridership will improve as the various areas continue to develop.

And you would think that the Omni and Convention Center opening would lead lots of visitors to the streetcar.

[Ross MacLochness]

The streetcar is so much faster and a much more enjoyable ride now as compared to a couple of weeks ago thanks to signal prioritization, not stopping at all stops, and aggressive driving. I was so pleased when I rode on Saturday!

[Ross MacLochness]

You're right; Holt saying 600 per weekday but higher on weekends (although now not operating on Sunday).

?? Streetcar operates on Sunday and will continue to do so.

[David]

Yeah, I was in Bricktown on Sunday for a movie at Harkins, and they were active the entire time we were in the area.

[Ross MacLochness]

Also, I suspect ridership will greatly increase once the weather warms up. It's been frigid lately! I rode on Thursday when it was mid 60s out and ridership seemed way higher than average based on my own experience ( I ride all the time)

[shawnw]

Sunday service is now permanent

[Laramie]

Weather since the opening of the streetcar has not been favorable toward the rollout; overall ridership will get better.

You will see the full potential of the streetcar once OKC completes construction of major core projects (Convention center, Omni, Scissortail Park, CC garage).

[hoya]

It's been too damn cold to ride it lately.

[Ross MacLochness]

Also, it would be good to keep in mind that those other cities have a way higher pool of potential riders then we do at this time. We just don't have as many people downtown milling about. Tuscon isn't super populated downtown but their streetcar connects to the university which would boost ridership as many college kids rely on other modes besides car ridership.