For OKC metro light rail plan, Edmond and Norman would need to be aboard

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By Matt Patterson February 19, 2025

Imagine this: It’s summer 2040, and Oklahoma City Thunder fans in suburban OKC, Edmond and Norman are getting ready to head to a playoff game and cheer on the home team in pursuit of a third NBA title. Fans drive to their city’s transportation hubs where they catch a train to downtown OKC that lets off just yards from the arena. The journey takes about a half hour, and there’s no need to fight interstate traffic or pay out the nose for parking.

While that might sound overly optimistic in a country that values car culture, light rail lines connecting communities are among the components proposed in the ENCOMPASS 2045 metropolitan transportation plan developed by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, which includes OKC and most of the surrounding municipalities. As a next step, ACOG is now hosting meetings to create a long-range transit plan for the metro. The Regional Transportation Authority of Central Oklahoma is the “implementing agency” tasked with funding, planning and creating additional mobility options within its regional transportation district.

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