TULSA, Okla. — A few months ago, 2 News Oklahoma asked drivers where traffic around the Tulsa metro drives them crazy. About 1,000 people responded, helping identify some of the areas where drivers say congestion is the worst.
Now, the Indian Nations Council of Governments, or INCOG, is asking for the public’s help again. This time, they asked drivers if they picked the right areas.
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INCOG asks Tulsa-area drivers: Did we get the worst traffic spots right?
INCOG has spent the past six months studying how people and goods move throughout the Tulsa metropolitan area as part of its Congestion Management Process Plan.
The organization analyzed traffic and travel patterns, worked with local agencies and gathered feedback from the community to identify areas where congestion is creating problems. Tulsa resident Harvey Wade pointed to several familiar trouble spots.
“Riverside gets bad at rush hour. 44 gets congested at rush hour,” Wade said.
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Another Tulsa resident, Brian Johnson, pointed to Memorial Drive.
“Oh, Memorial. That street is pretty bad,” Johnson said.
INCOG Transportation Director Thomas Dow said the public feedback largely confirmed some of the areas officials expected to see on the list, including U.S. 75, U.S. 169 and Memorial Drive.
INCOG has also been working with city, county and state leaders to develop possible strategies for improving traffic. Those could include adjusting traffic signal timing, adding turn lanes or making other changes designed to improve traffic flow.
“We look forward to the public continuing to look at what we’ve identified, tell us what we got right, tell us what we got wrong,” Dow said.
INCOG has now identified its top 25 street improvement recommendations and wants residents to review the findings and provide another round of feedback. When 2 News showed the results to Wade, he agreed with some of the areas identified.
“75 and 71, yeah, I agree with that,” Wade said.
Johnson also agreed that U.S. 75 belongs among the areas of concern.
The feedback isn’t limited to people who drive. INCOG is seeking input from residents, businesses, commuters, transit riders, bicyclists, pedestrians and others who travel throughout the region.
The public has the rest of August and through September to weigh in. INCOG says the responses will help determine whether its findings and recommendations reflect the needs of communities across the Tulsa metro and help shape transportation improvements moving forward.
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