Public Transportation

I am currently working on a story about public transportation in Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas (primarily Norman and Edmond).  Twice last week I experienced first hand what it’s like to be a commuter.  I traveled once from Edmond to the office and another time from Norman to the office.  Both trips took two hours.  This made no sense to me as it takes 45 minutes to drive all the way from Norman and 15 to drive from Edmond to work.

The issue is the spoke and hub system that OKC’s Metro Transit currently uses.  This system has been in place since Metro Transit was established in 1966.  While routes have been added extended and moved around the system has stayed basically the same.  Michael Scroggins of Metro Transit says the company is well aware that the system is outdated.