Oklahoma City receives nearly $20 million grant for improved transit

KOSU By Graycen Wheeler

January 14, 2025

As Oklahoma City makes large-scale improvements to its EMBARK public transit system, it now has $19.5 million in federal funds to help.

Oklahoma City’s project is one of 109 selected for the first round of 2025 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Grant recipients were announced last week.

According to the grant announcement, the funds will be used to build or improve nearly 360 bus stops and 10 miles of accessible sidewalks, plus pedestrian infrastructure like curb ramps and walk signals.

The $19.5 million grant will work “in tandem” with the $97 million city voters have already approved for transit projects through MAPS4, Mayor David Holt said in a post on social media.

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