Mixing it up on the Bricktown Canal

Water and electricity don’t mix. So we were told as children, to overcome our resistance to leaving a swimming hole when a thunderstorm approached. Water and electricity may soon mix in the Bricktown Canal.

Plans are to convert the gasoline-powered canal boats to run on electricity, using a federal grant to buy the engines. This would be a quieter, potentially cheaper alternative that also has the potential of being better for the environment.

Operators also won’t have to carry heavy fuel cans to the boats. Instead, they will plug them.

No one swims in the canal (at least not legally), but water and electricity will make a good mix for the water taxis running in Bricktown.