Planning Back to Page 7 Back to the Main Page Page 8 OKC Plan Update Transportation Systems Transportation Transportation systems are responsible for moving people, goods and services from one location to another within a community and beyond. Transportation systems are generally composed of streets and highways, transit lines both bus and rail, airports, railroads as well as walking and bicycle trails.
Transportation systems have a profound effect on the urban form and development patterns of a city.
Transportation systems that facilitate access to employment, labor, goods and services are crucial to the economic and social well being of a community. No other public service so affects development patterns or is so affected by them. Careful planning of transportation systems is becoming increasingly more important as capital and social costs for most transportation systems rise. The construction of a single roadway will cost millions of dollars and can open an area for more intense urbanization. Other consequences can include increased air and water quality problems, faster storm water runoff, and less efficient development patterns.