Norman, Oklahoma Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===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 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 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]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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