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 May 18, 2021

May is National Bike Month!

Thanks to our friends at the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) for designing the awesome Bike Month poster above.

At the May 11^th City Council meeting, the Mayor and Council joined other municipalities in the metro and around the country by making a proclamation that officially declares May as Bike Month.

As part of the celebration, the City of OKC is collaborating with ACOG and Downtown OKC Partnership to host a Bike to Work Day event on Friday, May 21^st at Bicentennial Park. We hope you’ll join us from 7:00 to 9:00AM, where free coffee will be provided by Junction Coffee, courtesy of Downtown OKC Partnership! You can find more information about Bike to Work Day, along with other Bike Month activities around the metro area, by visiting ACOG’s website.

Bert Cooper Trail Connection Project

This trail project is funded through the 2017 Better Streets, Safer City sales tax initiative. The goal is to provide a trail connection on the northwest side of Lake Hefner from the existing trail at Britton Rd north to safely cross Hefner Rd and connect to the Bluff Creek trail. It also creates additional access to the Bert Cooper trails for the neighborhoods to the west. Trail Project Length: 1.13 Miles Total Budget: $1,400,000 Improved connectivity for cyclists in the area traveling north and south Improved access to Bluff Creek Park and Trails Natural continuation of existing Bert Cooper Trail

The Sign Palette

Wayfinding and Signage for Oklahoma City Trails

In order to promote better health through trail use among residents, OKC Parks has set out to install wayfinding signage (shown above) through the City’s multi-use trail system.

The project goal is to enhance the transition between car, pedestrian, and transit use as well as reduce visual clutter along the trails with clear, consolidated and consistent information.

The installation of signage has already commenced at the Bert Cooper Trails with rest of the existing multi-use trails listed below, scheduled to follow.

• Bert Cooper Trails
• Oklahoma River Trails
• Lake Overholser Trail
• Hefner-Overholser Trail
• Katy Trail
• Will Rogers Trail
• Lake Stanley Draper Trail
• North Grand Boulevard Trail
• South Grand Boulevard Trail
• Tinker Draper Trail
• West River Trail

The installation of signage is expected to be completed by Spring of 2022.

You can find more information about OKC trails on the Trails webpage: https://www.okc.gov/departments/parks-recreation/trails

Watch for Me OK Campaign Kick-off

Watch for Me OK is ready to launch next week and we hope you’ll join us in getting the word out to make Central Oklahoma streets safer for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists!

Watch for Me OK is a public awareness campaign from The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, the city of Oklahoma City and The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office with the goal of reducing the number of pedestrian and bicycle crashes and fatalities in central Oklahoma.

The campaign seeks to educate the public on the rules of the road and aims to keep residents safe while traveling. The program aims to reach people through public service messages, community engagement efforts, educational materials and partnerships with area leaders such as government staff, pedestrian and bicycle advocates, city planners, law enforcement agencies, engineers, public health professionals, the media, influencers, elected officials, parents and educators. Learn more at www.watchformeok.org.