Transit

Total project budget: $97 million

MAPS 4 will continue the transformation of our public transit system with improvements funded by this $97 million project. The budget includes funds to improve 500 of the system’s 1,400 EMBARK bus stops. The project also includes more buses and signal prioritization to help frequency and reliability of services, Bus Rapid Transit in south and northeast Oklahoma City, and future planning and land acquisition investments.

Bus RAPID Transit (BRT) Alternative Analysis Study

In July 2024, Oklahoma City Council voted to approve a 17-mile route (locally preferred alternative) for the new MAPS 4 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in northeast and south Oklahoma City.

The route will serve key destinations, connecting communities and resources, and expand equitable mobility options for residents.

BRT is a high-frequency, direct bus-based transit service that operates like light rail. The approved route establishes a BRT corridor connecting the Adventure District in northeast Oklahoma City to SW 89th Street and S Portland Avenue near the industrial logistics hub where the Amazon fulfillment facility is located. Key community destinations and employment hubs along the corridor include Metro Tech, Ralph Ellison Library, Automobile Alley, the Innovation District, Capitol Hill, INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center and Oklahoma City Community College. The approved route, which could be constructed in two phases, will include 26 stop locations, each with a northbound and southbound station, and is projected to serve 2,700 weekday riders, connecting to approximately 50,000 jobs.

This will be Oklahoma City’s second BRT route. Learn more about RAPID.

Map of MAPS 4 Projects

See the approved 17-mile BRT route and alternatives analysis study here(PDF, 13MB)

Quick Facts

Project includes:

  • Upgrades to existing bus stops ($11.2 million)
    • The Bus Stop Improvements package will fund improvements to 500 of the system’s 1,400 stops. Improvements at the stops will include new ADA-accessible shelters, bicycle racks, and lighting. Currently, only 200 stops within the system have these facilities.
  • Advanced transit ($66.9 million)
    • The Advanced Transit package includes the addition or expansion of several new technologies to Oklahoma City’s existing transit system. First, the project includes $61M for two additional Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines. These new lines will service key community assets in Oklahoma City’s south and northeast regions. While the general location of each of the planned BRT lines is known, it is anticipated that work done under Planned Growth will serve to further define the specific location of these new routes.
  • More buses and signal prioritization ($13.4 million)

Future planning and land acquisition ($5.5 million)

  • The Planned Growth package will dedicate $2M to the acquisition of land adjacent to the existing EMBARK Operations Center on South May Avenue. This land acquisition will serve to provide much needed space for the future expansion of operations and fleet maintenance.
  • The package will dedicate $3M to planning studies necessary to continue to build the Oklahoma City public transit system in a thoughtful and deliberate way.

Timeline: Construction started in 2024

On August 16, 2022, Oklahoma City Council voted to revise the MAPS 4 Implementation Plan(PDF, 9MB), increasing the projected revenue estimates by $100 million to $1.07 billion.

2019 MAPS 4 resolution(PDF, 728KB)

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