Norman, Oklahoma

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Airports====
[[Scheduled air transport]], major commercial air transportation is available at [[Will Rogers World Airport]] in [[Oklahoma City]], located approximately {{cvt|20|mi|km|sigfig=1}} northwest of Norman. The airport serves more than 3.78&nbsp;million passengers per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flyokc.com/releases%5C10-06%20Email%20December%20Activity.pdf |publisher=Will Rogers World Airport |title=Aviation Activity Report |access-date=August 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007172856/http://flyokc.com/releases/10-06%20Email%20December%20Activity.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Norman is served locally by [[University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport|Max Westheimer Airport]], a [[general aviation]] airport run by the University of Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://airport.ou.edu |title=Max Westheimer Airport |access-date=August 14, 2007 |publisher=University of Oklahoma}}</ref> The airport is one of only two airports in the [[Oklahoma City metropolitan area]] designated as a [[reliever airport]] to Will Rogers World Airport. Max Westheimer Airport is capable of handling aircraft up through and including executive class jet aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ou.edu/org/airport/Airport%20Services/Airport%20Services.html |publisher=Max Westheimer Airport |title=Airport Services |access-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref>

====Buses====
The [[Cleveland Area Rapid Transit]], operated by the [[University of Oklahoma]], provides bus service throughout the {{cvt|191|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} Norman area.<ref name="CART">{{cite web |url=http://cart.ou.edu/about.html |title=About CART |access-date=October 2, 2010 |publisher=CART}}</ref> CART also provides service to the [[Social Security Administration]] offices in [[Moore, Oklahoma|Moore]], as well as to [[Oklahoma City]]'s [[Embark (transit authority)|EMBARK]] transit hub downtown.<ref name="CART" /> EMBARK maintains a fleet of buses and [[trolley bus|trolleys]] serving the greater Oklahoma City area, with a new light-rail system expected to begin operations in 2018. All service to [[Will Rogers World Airport]] is not currently available.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gometro.publishpath.com/about-us |title=About Us |access-date=October 2, 2010 |publisher=Metro Transit |archive-date=October 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013014126/http://gometro.publishpath.com/about-us |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2008, CART became the 39th public transportation system in the United States to be featured on [[Google Transit]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://normantranscript.com/local/x519018241/CART-partners-with-Google-Transit |publisher=The Norman Transcript |title=CART Partners with Google Transit |access-date=January 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716205915/http://normantranscript.com/local/x519018241/CART-partners-with-Google-Transit |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> a website that allows transportation users to electronically plan their travel routes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/10/google-transit-graduates-from-labs.html |title=Google Transit Graduates from Labs |access-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref> In 2010, CART buses were modified to include a [[GPS tracking unit|GPS tracking]] system that allows riders to see the location of buses and their predicted arrival times via the CART and Google websites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oudaily.com/news/2010/sep/30/gps-technology-informs-riders-bus-location/ |publisher=OU Daily |title=GPS Technology Informs Riders of Bus Location |access-date=January 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819062616/http://oudaily.com/news/2010/sep/30/gps-technology-informs-riders-bus-location/ |archive-date=August 19, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> CART buses transport more than 1.3&nbsp;million travelers annually.<ref name="CART" />

====Rail====
[[File:Amtrak-Norman.jpg|thumb|Amtrak train stopping in Norman]]
Inter-city [[Passenger trains|passenger train]] service is available via [[Amtrak]] at [[Norman Depot]]. Amtrak's ''[[Heartland Flyer]]'' provides daily round trip service to downtown Oklahoma City and [[Fort Worth, Texas]].

Although Norman currently has no [[light rail]] or [[commuter rail]] service, there is growing interest in incorporating such services into the city's future transportation plans as part of the Oklahoma City metro area's regional transit system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://normantranscript.com/local/x546386626/Citys-light-rail-hopes-get-boost |publisher=Norman Transcript |title=City's Light Rail Hopes Get a Boost |access-date=August 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711213516/http://normantranscript.com/local/x546386626/Citys-light-rail-hopes-get-boost |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

====Roads and highways====
The predominant form of transportation in Norman is roads and highways with 80.0% of all residents driving alone to work, 9.0% carpooling, and just 1.3% taking public transportation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_1YR/S0802/1600000US4052500 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212084914/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_1YR/S0802/1600000US4052500 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |title=Means of Transportation to Work by Selected Cities |access-date=January 10, 2012}}</ref> As of 2007, [[Interstate 35 (Oklahoma)|Interstate 35]] alone was handling over 99,000 vehicles per day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://normantranscript.com/homepage/x518993409/I-35-widening-will-be-a-fast-track-project?keyword=leadpicturestory |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724081502/http://normantranscript.com/homepage/x518993409/I-35-widening-will-be-a-fast-track-project?keyword=leadpicturestory |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |publisher=Norman Transcript |title=I-35 Widening Will Be A Fast Track |access-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref> Other major highways include [[State Highway 9 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 9]], a portion of which serves 28,000 vehicles per day, and [[U.S. Highway 77 (Oklahoma)|U.S. Highway 77]], which serves more than 25,000 vehicles per day.<ref name="OKDOT">{{cite web |url=http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/maps/aadt/2010/map_aadt_2010-14-cleveland.pdf |publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation |title=Annual Average Daily Traffic by Map |access-date=January 10, 2012}}</ref>

Norman is served by two major federal highways:<ref name="OKDOT" />
*[[File:I-35 (OK).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35 (Oklahoma)|Interstate 35]]
*[[File:US 77.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 77 (Oklahoma)|U.S. Highway 77]]

Norman is served by two major Oklahoma state highways:<ref name="OKDOT" />
*[[File:Oklahoma State Highway 9.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 9 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 9]]
*[[File:Oklahoma State Highway 77H.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 77H (Oklahoma)|State Highway 77H]]

===Utilities===
Electric utility companies servicing Norman include [[Oklahoma Gas & Electric]], which is headquartered in Oklahoma City, and Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (a [[utility cooperative]]).<ref name="Utilities">{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.norman.ok.us/content/utilities-information |publisher=City of Norman |title=Utilities Information |access-date=January 7, 2012 |archive-date=January 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103012504/http://www.ci.norman.ok.us/content/utilities-information |url-status=dead}}</ref> Natural gas is provided by [[Oklahoma Natural Gas]].<ref name="Utilities" /> The city's Utility Department offers water, wastewater, and recycling services to parts of the city as well as solid waste pickup citywide.<ref name="Utilities" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.norman.ok.us/content/utilities |publisher=City of Norman |title=Utilities |access-date=August 6, 2010 |archive-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805023446/http://www.ci.norman.ok.us/content/utilities |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Drinking water quality====
In 2010, drinking water in Normal was identified as levels of [[hexavalent chromium]] 3 and 6 near the higher end of the acceptable [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] limit.<ref name="OK_chrom">{{cite web |url=http://normantranscript.com/headlines/x96560292/In-35-city-study-Norman-s-water-tops-results-chart |publisher=Norman Transcript |title=In 35-city study, Norman's water tops results chart |access-date=December 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130021950/http://normantranscript.com/headlines/x96560292/In-35-city-study-Norman-s-water-tops-results-chart |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Garber-Wellington [[Aquifer]], which is known to have elevated levels of [[heavy metals]], was identified as a possible source.<ref name="OK_chrom" /> Norman's water supply has also been noted for excessive levels of [[arsenic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3111/ |publisher=United States Geological Survey |title=Naturally Occurring Arsenic in Ground Water |access-date=February 2, 2011}}</ref> The city responded by building new wells and removing old ones.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.norman.ok.us/content/water-treatment-arsenic-study |publisher=City of Norman |title=Water Treatment Arsenic Study |access-date=February 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104031940/http://www.ci.norman.ok.us/content/water-treatment-arsenic-study |archive-date=January 4, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Healthcare===
[[File:NormanRegionalHealthPlex.jpg|thumb|Norman Regional HealthPlex]]
Norman Regional Health System is a multi-campus system that provides medical services in Norman and throughout south central Oklahoma.<ref name="About_NRHS">{{cite web |url=http://www.normanregional.com/en/about.html |publisher=Norman Regional Health System |title=About Us |access-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref> Its [[Norman Regional Hospital|Porter Avenue campus]], located north of downtown Norman, is a 337-bed [[District General Hospital|general hospital]] providing a wide range of services including [[acute care]].<ref name="About_NRHS" /> In October 2009, the Norman Regional HealthPlex campus opened in west Norman.<ref name="HealthPlex">{{cite web |url=http://normantranscript.com/headlines/x378274727/HealthPlex-checkup |publisher=Norman Transcript |title=HealthPlex Checkup |access-date=August 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130011524/http://normantranscript.com/headlines/x378274727/HealthPlex-checkup |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> It provides a 152-bed facility specializing in [[cardiology]], cardiovascular services, as well as women's and children's services.<ref name="HealthPlex" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.normanregional.com/en/facility_healthplex.html?placeValuesBeforeTB_=savedValues&TB_iframe=true&height=630&width=890 |publisher=Norman Regional Health System |title=Welcome to HealthPlex |access-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref>