The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is conducting a Statewide Intercity Bus Needs Assessment to help determine the level of need and current utilization of intercity bus (ICB) service in Oklahoma, a definition of which is provided at the bottom of this email.  Part of this process involves a brief, online survey (link to survey below) to allow organizational stakeholders and the general public to identify user demands and unmet needs in providing ICB service.  Your input and survey participation are integral to determining the need and demand for ICB service throughout Oklahoma.

If you are a member of an organization, please distribute this email and survey to your clients, community, or anyone else you believe may have an interest in this process.  Please also answer the survey yourself.  

Stakeholder and General Public Survey Link: https://forms.office.com/e/rBDny8FA6A

The survey will be open until April 21, 2025.

In addition to gathering survey responses, ODOT will be holding an online public meeting to discuss intercity bus service in Oklahoma with ODOT representatives in April or May.  The exact date and time of this meeting are to be determined, but you will be notified when those details are established.

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Intercity Bus Service

Intercity bus service involves long, regularly-scheduled trips connecting multiple larger cities, often with stops in comparatively rural towns and areas.  The three primary, private companies providing intercity bus service in Oklahoma are Greyhound Lines, Jefferson Lines, and Village Travel.  Intercity bus service should not be confused with public transit service, the latter of which generally involves shorter, more local trips.  For reference, the 20 public transit agencies primarily serving rural areas of Oklahoma can be found here.  Oklahoma’s urban public transit agencies are the Lawton Area Transit System (LATS), Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) in Norman, EMBARK in the Oklahoma City metro area, and MetroLink in Tulsa.

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Thank you for your time and efforts. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. 

Tom Nutter, MPA

Project Manager

Office of Mobility & Public Transit,

Multimodal Division, ODOT

Email: tnutter@odot.org / Cell: (405) 549-9278