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ADVANCING CIVIL PROGRESS IN TULSA OKLAHOMA PODCAST. I’m Tim. Your podcast voice.
This PACE TULSA NETWORK PODCAST segment is about providing feedback and oversight when we see things aren’t going well. Building trust when our viewpoints clash. And seeking knowledge as help comes from a place of understanding. ARTICLE 1, SECTION 9 OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION reads, No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations made by law. Even though the Senate Appropriations Committee interests its’ body fundamentally with American People in mind, often when voting to approve bills and supporting legislature, lawmakers don’t fully realize where the money ends up to support extremist organizations and extremist activities in America’s urban cities.
This PACE TULSA NETWORK PODCAST sheds some light on corps extremist indoctrination; covert counter-cultural manifestations. And why often instrumental control and management has no key oversight or monitoring mechanism for African-American Black-Peoples communities where human rights should also be inherent to all humans, regardless of their nationality, race, gender, religion, language, or sexual orientation.
The concept of human rights is not new. In 1948, the newly-formed United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The necessity of human rights for all became evident when International law, national constitutions, and other conventions began to support and expand on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
What kinds of human rights exist? Economic, social, cultural, civil, and political. Economic, social, and cultural rights include the right to work, the right to food and water, the right to housing, and the right to education.
Advancing civil progress in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s community is not possible while domestic terrorists, murderers, killers, and systemized prolific hate cells freely conduct urban warfare on African-American Black-Peoples communities. Current-day human rights comes from, Natural rights. Natural rights are a very old philosophical concept. Related to natural law, natural rights refer to rights that are universal and inalienable. They are not related to any government or culture. By being human, a person is entitled to their natural rights. That’s where we get the concept of universal human rights.
Another example of human rights categorization is the distinction between positive rights and negative rights.
The state must provide access to positive rights, like food, housing, education, and healthcare.
Negative rights refers to the freedom from certain things, like slavery, torture, and suppression. It’s the state’s role to ensure these violations do not occur.
Documents like the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, which was established in 1976, protect these rights.
Specific examples in this category include:
The right to work in a safe environment for a fair wage. The right to access medical care, including mental health care. The right to accessible education. The right to adequate food, clothing, and housing. The right to affordable sanitation and clean water. The right to take part in cultural life. The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress. The right to social security.
One of PACE TULSA NETWORK’S National Campaigns: PACE TULSA NETWORK ONE VISION seeks to “To develop core ideological goals that impact our lives in objective ways, leading to firm commitments, employable decisions and creative solutions for our world.
Subjective content includes news media that’s valuable because, it expands the way our mind explains what it’s feeling to other’s and ourselves. Objective content relates to data points, as well as. statistical facts. Reading articles from local newspapers, using notes to re- establish limited rational boundaries based on the contextual information.
Neo-con socialist rhetoric from a marxist textbook is what I imagined while reading an article from Black Wall Street Times. However, the story was about African-American Black-Peoples freedoms, communities and personal perspectives. It read beautifully into thematic socialist catharsis. The Black Wall Street Times article was written after the killing of George Floyd. George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered near the intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer with the Minneapolis Police Department. The Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd by standing on his kneck with his knee while he was suffocating you hear George Floyd coarsely screaming, I can’t breathe.
This tragic set of Events, inspired the nation’s largest social uprising since the Civil Rights Movement. The civil rights movement was a struggle for justice and equality for African Americans that took place mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. One of the greatest achievements of the civil rights movement, the Civil Rights Act, led to greater social and economic mobility for African-Americans across the nation and banned racial discrimination, providing greater access to resources for women, religious minorities, African-Americans and low-income families.
The Black Wall Street Times newspaper headline reads RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION IN AMERICA’S RACIAL THINKING IS NEEDED TO SAVE THE NATION by Tyrance Billingsley. The Black Wall Street Times Published: July 5, 2020 Last Updated on January 12, 2021. Tyrance Billingsley, is a contributing writer of The Black Wall Street Times. He writes, Whether it takes the form of slavery, the killing of an unarmed Black man, mass incarceration, economic disempowerment or merely day to day forms of tone-deaf social interactions, racism is woven throughout the sociopolitical landscape of America. Our refusal to truly face it as a society has led to this nationwide, and even global, catharsis that feels like chaos.
WHILE READING THE ARTICLE BILLINGSLEY POINTED TOWARD A PRETENTIOUS SOCIALIST RHETORIC OUTLING THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS WITHIN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN BLACK-PEOPLES COMMUNITIES IN TULSA OKLAHOMA.
1. A deep distrust of law enforcement agencies and politicians who support effects racism in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2. Instrumental viewpoints of International or Foreign Legislative Partnerships in Tulsa, Oklahoma potentially expanding resources given to sabotage agents used only for killing Black Americans 3. Authoritarian implementation, narrow and wide identifies Black-American interests as all-embracing and fair-game for mimickry and expulsion. 4. PUNDITS OF EXTREMIST CAUSES saying, Black American patriot Interests are for an Evil America that wants them killed violently. 5. Black Americans can and should exert unchecked violent destructive power unilaterally, universally to preserve their position, protect their interests, promote their ideals and to save their lives.
SURVEY OBSERVATIONS revealed: Transportation and Housing Equity, as it affects Pedestrian Awareness Crosswalk Education (PACE TULSA NETWORK) is a non-sequitur literary medium when state actors attack African-American BLACK PEOPLE lives and minimize process, organized travel, and enforceable transportation procedures with malicious intent.
Educated African-American scholars address manifested climates of prejudice and racism. To view an African-American Ideology as rash, non-intellectual, and psychotic because of resistance to domestic violent climates must be found in merit.
Two action steps must occur immediately. 1. Addressing change agents accepting tolerance of bigotry publicly. 2. The shaming of advocacy groups committed to collective consciousness.
African-American cultural identity as the solution to practicing self-constitution is a “band-aid ethnology.” Reflecting African-American pathos as a radical rationale supremely has alternately justified deception and thereby fairness.
Propositions of fairness remain valid despite efforts by African-American Black-Leadership to quell dissension and grants of power leading to excessive violence, within and outside, of law enforcement agencies.
PROPOSITION ONE: At this point the treatise “Black People” have with “power Borg’s” contributing to corruption is epistemically bankrupt.”
PROPOSITION TWO: Equity is not realized whenever militancy variates propose strategic steps positioning ideological superiority.
Minimal acknowledged auspices of Workplace Discrimination: Racism, Sexism & Wage Retaliation is not enough of a policy position to mitigate the struggles beyond subtle mixed-class economies. Dialogue and knowledge banks must be created, maintained and delivered to all people interested in freedom. Written procedures and enforcement policies must also be implemented to punish those who resist and continue to violate African-American Black-Peoples freedoms.
All of this sounds alarming, but The 2021 Tulsa, Oklahoma Equality Indicators Report and the State of Compromised Black Families in Tulsa, Oklahoma Reports have been recorded and discussed. Today, African-American Black Citizens are negatively affected by economic, social, racial, religious, spiritual and political climates in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
THE STIGMATIZATION FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO INTOLERANCE ARE:
1. Malicious intent.
2. Collective consciousness
3. Epistemic bankruptcy
4. Workplace Discrimination
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its two Optional Protocols outline rights and gives examples of when those rights are violated: Such as,
The right to life, which is violated by actions like death by torture, neglect, and use of force. The right to freedom of expression, which is violated by restricting access to ideas and limiting press freedom. The right to privacy, which is violated by intruding on a person’s sexual life or personal data. The right to asylum, which is violated by deporting someone to a country where their lives are at risk. The right to a fair trial and due process, which is violated by a court that’s not impartial and has excessive delays. The right to freedom of religion, which is violated when someone is punished for following their beliefs or forced to adopt another religion. The right to freedom from discrimination, which is violated when traits like race, gender, religion, are used as justification for actions like being fired from a job.
Reearching human rights issues.is important in order to promote human rights. You first need to understand the importance of human rights. That groundwork comes from the International Bill of Rights, which consists of the Universal Declaration of Human rights, two international covenants, and two optional protocols. As of 2020, the Covenant (which is legally binding) has 171 parties. Four countries, including the United States, have signed but ratified the covenant. It includes rights such as:
The right to self-determination. Worker rights, such as the right to fair wages, safe and healthy working conditions, and equal promotion opportunities. The right to strike and form trade unions. The right to social security. The right to free primary education and equally accessible higher education
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights covers rights like: Every human has the right to life. No human should be subjected to torture, cruel treatment, or degrading punishment. No one should be enslaved. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, religion, and conscience. Everyone is equal before the law. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights entered into force in 1976. As of 2021, 173 countries have ratified the treaty. There are six countries (including China) that signed but haven’t ratified the document. The United States signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 1977 and finally ratified it in 1992.
Let’s keep the conversation going. This article is not intended to assume the entire scope of Advancing civil progress in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In one instance, Senator Susan Collins, Republican from Maine, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies or Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee notes, “Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bills will support job creation and economic development. Critical improvements to our infrastructure, provide housing assistance for low-income seniors and other vulnerable populations. As well as, enhanced oversight of the Federal Aviation Administration safety and aircraft certification programs.” Senator Collins said in a statement, “Programs that support our communities, including HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Community Development Block Grant Programs, Neighbor Works and the Rural Capacity Building Program continue support for a development partnership critical to investments in decent and affordable housing, particularly housing for low- and very low-income Americans.
WHAT ARE SOME SOLUTION STEPS TO ADDRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND THEREBY ADVANCING CIVIL PROGRESS?
1. Addressing change agents accepting tolerance publicly. 2. Shame advocacy groups committed to collective consciousness. 3. To promote human rights, you need to understand the importance of human rights. 4. Donating money is one of the best ways to promote human rights. Money allows organizations to continue their work whether it’s providing aid to people in crisis, pressuring governments to take action on human rights, or creating programs that empower the disenfranchised. 5. Consider the human rights impact of your shopping habits. Do the stores and corporations you buy from exploit African-American workers? Do they pay a fair wage? Where do they purchase their materials? 6. Look for groups doing human rights work in your area or join online communities that connect you to global movements. 7. Promote human rights by voting whenever you can. 8. promote human rights by contacting government officials and urging them to take action on certain issues. 9. Peaceful protest is one of the most powerful ways to support human rights. 10. You can promote human rights in your daily life by doing something when you witness things like racism or sexism. Talk to the person who was the target of the discrimination before taking any action. They might have specific ideas about how you can support them. 11. Advocate for things like equal pay for equal work, education access, free childcare, clean water and sanitation, and more. 12. Women and children are two of the most vulnerable groups in the world. Even in wealthy countries like the United States, there are wide disparities and few resources for mothers and parents in need of help. You can promote and protect their rights.
WELCOME TO this CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION COURSE ONE, I’m Tim. Your podcast voice.
This segment is about Welcoming New Managers. And Adresses Making Important Strategic and Operational Decisions Quickly. This is A PACE TULSA NETWORK Podcast.
An excellent franchise concept, a state of the art menu product, or a breakthrough in technology can put your organization on the cusp of competitive applicability, but only concrete execution of task oriented skills can keep you there.
What am I referring to? Possibly, one of the greatest management opportunities I’ve had in the food service restaurant industry in almost over a decade. The company I am referring to is Cotti Foods Wendy’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Great managers must be able to deliver intent to consider successful execution by remaining open to Changes in Management Leadership. So, when my boss called me to the table to discuss furthering my career with Cotti Foods Wendy’s, I could not say, NO.
A great majority of restaurant managers that I’ve met throughout my career are not very good at task oriented management skills, by their own admission. In fact, franchise and organizational concepts like Cotti Foods Wendy’s. face constant pressure to build a strong, actual and well maintained leadership pipeline. However, like most strategic planning projects within management groups, it’s easier said than done.
Where is an example Strategic and Operational Decision-Making in your restaurant?
There are four fundamental building blocks restaurant managers can use to influence strategic operational decisions which translate into immediate action.
The first is Clarifying decision rights.
It is necessary to decide amongst management teams: Who is accountable for what actions?
Clarifying decision rights means deciding which managers are responsible for specific decisions. If managers can start to make proper connections between performance; rewards; and decision-rights during every shift, monitoring restaurant operations will only serve to uniquely position them to succeed. Holding each shift decision-maker responsible for his or her leadership decisions is imperative.
We’ve all heard of the term micro-managing. Micro-managing as a project management style in 40% of all managers surveyed in the Tulsa, OK, including Cotti Foods Wendy’s revealed the following initial management short-falls:
Second-guessing.
Coming up short in accountability.
Justifying variable shortages.
Reporting upward and blaming.
Questioning tactical decisions of direct reports.
The second fundamental building block restaurant managers can use to influence strategic operational decisions which translate into immediate action is Designed information flows.
Where does the customer need to make and purchase an order? And Why are sales receipts so important in the Designed Information Flow?
The customer posts at the point of sale, Online shopping cart, Food Delivery Service like Uber Eats, or in the Drive-thru and pays by cash or credit for the order.
The order comes to the worker or sales department or point of sale. The customer’s order details are then entered into a database which can only be accessed by the restaurant, customer, or the delivery service.
The customer’s order(s) are prepared and packaged and stored while waiting for the delivery dispatch to pick up at the front counter or through the pick up window. A receipt is then attached to the order for delivery. Or given to the customer upon payment at the counter. On delivery, the customer receives the goods and receipt. For order accuracy and to ensure the food has been prepared according to customer specifications.
The third fundamental building block restaurant managers can use to influence strategic operational decisions which translate into immediate action is called Aligning motivators.
How do you keep your team moving in the right direction?
Consider crafting a purpose or why statement with your team. A crafted purpose helps restaurant managers align goals. For example, refund policies and menu order remakes must always be handled the same way. This prevents mistakes. Sincerely act in your team’s best interest. Tell team members what the reward will be for certain positive development along with positive training activities. Explain why growing with your guidance is helpful and is the right thing to do. Tell stories that connect all of your team members to one another sharing relatable experiences. Also, try bringing baked goods or gift cards to reward their hardwork.
The fourth undamental building block restaurant managers can use to influence strategic operational decisions which translate into immediate action is Utilizing Organization Structure.
Make Understanding The Employee Handbook An Essential Part of the On boarding process.
Use the company employee handbook as a tool to help protect your staff. The organizational structure of a company forms the basis on which policies guide all employee actions.
Why is Organization Structure Important?
Organization Structure is very important, but remember, moving lines around the shift organization chart is the most obvious solution because the changes are visible and concrete. However, the organization chart is not the only tool available.
Let’s ALL quickly review some leadership skills and tools restaurant managers can employ.
Effective communication:
Organizational structures help in making communication systems in Wendy’s reasonably convenient. Common understood communication in every instance decreases division and mistrust. Shift-huddles and explaining our lead ops game plan to other team members reduces stress and spreads our work tasks amongst all of the team. For example, Great note-taking during planning meetings and throughout the shift.Evaluating employee performance:
Specialization in one of the many areas or all of them is a very important part of measuring individual and unit success. Tools such as product and service surveys and/ or sales per shift or day often helps isolate whatever types of divisions are there in the restaurant. Dining experience interest becomes extremely satisfying for the guests and helps the manager gauge his or her control of shift production. Immediate performance observations For example, prep work, sandwich making, maintenance or other shift managers. Positive feedback and suggestions all help improve performance.
For example, providing attendance incentives and paid time-off.Efficiency benchmarks:
If every employee is doing their job the Wendy’s Way” according to one’s expertise and company policy expert. the level of efficiency also increases on the whole. Set the standard for success by establishing overall satisfaction goals and core area measures to improve product and service delivery. For example, employ marketing tests on products and other services.
Achieving Goals:
Every structure has advantages and disadvantages. Setting aside the disadvantages, one can look forward to the advantages and those are counted in the importance of the organizational structure. For example,. reviewing shift reports and staff development charts daily.
Faster decision making:
The decision making process also becomes fast. Employee independence and everyone doing their part. By this, the whole process goes fast and in a proper manner without any stumbling blocks. As all the tasks are delegated and distributed no one staff member feels overburdened by the organization. As everyone performs each task, the work is also done on time and also the energy is being saved. Problems are discussed in a professional manner; Solutions should be made after seeking advice from all employees who are knowledgeable in their areas.
Clarifying relationships:
All relations within an organization are clarified by establishing the process of authority, accountability and responsibility. Every task is delegated and the work goes in quick succession. The atmosphere within the organization also remains peaceful which helps in further processes during shifts. For example,. meeting with coaches and trainers to establish goals.
No stumbling blocks:
Stumbling blocks are avoided in big organizations because if any of them arise, the steps are taken from the lower level helping to avoid the biggest stumbling blocks. Moreover, every shift will themselves solve issues without spreading the word across every shift. Solutions to a lot of the minor problems found should not contribute to gossip, back biting or violence. The entire environment of the company should not be disturbed by one shift problems. For example, giving away food, eating in the back storage areas and establishing unauthorized perks is a form of theft.
Establish a calm atmosphere:
The environment here at Cotti Foods Wendys should remain comfortable and peaceful as every employee works on his or her own. No fighting, no small attitude. issues and no generational barriers should become obstacles in any one staff member’s work. Your shift should remain calm and the work environment becomes increasingly more and more healthy as efficiency improves. For example, listen to conversations. Ask questions about the atmosphere. Watch employee body movements and own your shift.
WELCOME TO this SHARE OUR PACE TULSA NETWORK HOPE FUND CAMPAIGN, I’m Tim. Your podcast voice.
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A Word about the SPIRIT OF BENEVOLENCE
Most people in need don’t accept help for the longest time. The most kind-hearted; and selfless Americans, every day, are inflicted by the spirit of pride. Being too proud to accept much needed support is not only destructive, but often the results are tragic.
Ironically, once these Americans in need finally do accept help, all they can think about is how they are going to use the assistance to help someone else one day. It is remarkable how Most human-beings in similar situations, intuitively possess a sense of service. The Spirit of Benevolence is just part of being a human-being.
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Today Pace Tulsa Network is talking about a typical Aero 700 BRT, Bus Rapid Transit bus experience. On December 12, 2022, PTN traveled on the 700 BRT to ask riders about their experiences using the MTTAs 700 BRT.
We were interested in finding out about the benefits or drawbacks from using the public transportation system in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Urban living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. From first hand experience, growing up in the City of Tulsa, makes you different.
There’s a pocket of cultural diversity in the city of Tulsa. Inclusive of international and domestic businesses. From local commerce to interstate transport there seems to be people of all races and colors doing business in the City of Tulsa.
Culture, art, history. There is a rich oil history in Tulsa, OK. The list of places we compiled include: Philbrook Museum of Art. Gilcrease Museum (Gilcrease Museum houses the largest collection of artworks and artifacts from the American West, as well as Central and South America.) Woody Guthrie Center (Woody’s folk music centers on diversity, equality, and social justice, and his songs were written and released in the 1940s). Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (1988 as an organization that honors the state’s jazz, blues, and gospel musicians.), The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art, the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum and the Greenwood Rising.
The sights and sounds of Tulsa. You can see a lot of Native American influences in the architecture. In John Hope Franklin’s Reconciliation Park (You can learn about the sufferings of both Native Americans and African-Americans due to colonization, slavery, and racism.) Tulsans City Hall and our leadership is fairly modern and eclectic. Tulsa Performing Arts Center (Venues stages for over 500 events yearly, from ballet, Broadway shows, and comedies to concerts and operas) Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium (Celebrates and preserves Oklahoma’s rich history in aviation, extending its mission to the education of the youth about real-world applications of science.) Oklahoma Aquarium is a 72,000-square-foot aquarium famous for having the largest exhibit of bull sharks in the United States.
Photography of Tulsa. There are a lot of Photography groups where novice and seasoned professionals can get involved in creative exploration in Tulsa, OK. Some really interesting places to visit are: Centennial Land Run Monument. Texola Ghost Town. Talimena Scenic Drive. Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Natural Falls Waterfall. Shattuck Windmill Museum. Picher Oklahoma – Birth of a Ghost Town. Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
Urban Music of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Some people say The birthplace of the “Tulsa Sound” comes from artists like (ex. Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Bob Seger)
From the heart of North Tulsa to Midtown Tulsa Oklahoma and back
Introduce Author & Founder of PACE TULSA NETWORK
He moved to Tulsa in 1979
We drove here in a Lincoln Town car from my grandmas. Which is ironic. During the pandemic I was evicted from my apartment and I went on the road, to live out of my truck for about 6 months. That’s another podcast episode in itself. Suddenly, I was immersed in gypsiedom.
Tulsa, Oklahoma is one of my favorite places to live.
You can mostly travel anywhere in under 15 minutes if you have a car. It would be just as simple to travel on foot depending on your health.
I have lived in a lot of different places. Some of them a little bit longer than others.
Other interesting places I’ve lived: MO, TX
I think Tulsa is fun too:
Most people don’t go out of their way to make living here impossible. (i.e., Gangs, corporate fraud and other power schemes.)
Because of the pace of the energy in this town. There is a sense of urgency, but a controlled quagmire of inspirations & modern developments.
People are smart and down to earth and don’t experiment with different strange and weird preoccupations.
A lot of North Tulsa was built and designed shortly after World War II. You can definitely travel to different neighborhoods and pinpoint the scope of residential occupations.
People here mainly are level-headed, so if something bizarre happens and someone is falsely accused… Most Tulsans know almost instantly (i.e., if its’ made up or part of some nefarious scheme to cancel someone people know).
I am a Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Certified Production Technician.
I have a technology background.
I dabble in internet marketing.
And I like to publish and author interesting content.
I am seated intellectually with the Manufacturing Skills Service Council (MSSC).
I have Certification in ProductionTechnology: Safety, Quality Practices & Measurement, Manufacturing Processes & Production, and Maintenance Awareness.
Also, I’m accredited with the American Traffic Safety Services Association and Certified Work Zone Flagger. I have a Food Safety Manager Certification with Serve Safe. When I feel like hitting the road, I have a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
I have been online as a caudle utilizing a 90k member public safety network called PTN to spark interest and participation in public transportation safety. If I’m in a crowded space and someone is having a medical emergency I am certified in AED, CPR and First-aid.
What to Expect from Northside to Midtown Tulsa and back Podcast
We are expecting listeners to hear PTN explain situations, conversations and opinions, responding to passengers’ point-of-view.
PTN’ has surveyed a multi-variant mix of individuals during our short trips from the heart of North Tulsa approximately 49th St. North to Brooksides, 44th and S.bPeoria Avenue-Midtown Tulsa, Oklahoma and back.
Now it’s time for people to be able to listen in on t cavernous regions of explicit, but yet not so explicit secret converts lifestyles traveling 700 BRT Rapid Bus Transit in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Here are some interesting word count statistics about this podcast: This podcast has 2,371 words, 81 sentences, 9 minutes and 29 seconds of reading time, 18 minutes and 14 seconds of listening time.
On the morning of December 12th, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. I walk to the local SUPER TRIP convenience store across the street from McLain High School on 49th and N. Peoria Avenue in Tulsa Oklahoma.
We’re headed south to the Brookside library on 45th & South Peoria Avenue, so commuting using the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (MTTA) public transit is convenient.
While planning our trip we noticed there are three different bus routes we can use.
From North 45th & Peoria to the downtown Denver Avenue Hub where Travelers can transfer to South bus lines to commute to the Brookside area where the Brookside library is located one particular route the bus rapid transit route 700 arrow is an Express plan travel route that more directly travels to the South Tulsa area.
Instead of a 45 minute commute it only takes 20 minutes one way.
When I arrive at the bus stop I waited about 10 minutes before the next 700 South bus route showed up that’s where I met respondent number one an African-American middle age retired service member
The ex-serviceman was waiting with me for the bus to show up.
While we waited he began talking about his day. He mentioned that he enjoyed taking the 700 BRT because he can get to destinations more rapidly, but he also said that sometimes the route does not cover enough of the North or South Tulsa destinations.
The ex-serviceman said he often left to wait a lot longer for the bus to arrive if he doesn’t get to the 700 BRT bus stop.
To get on board the bus for a one-way one with transfer, a single-pass travel fare costs $1.75 for regular passengers. Reduced bus ride fare for disabled passengers is half price. Special exception passengers (down on their luck faced with hardships) get discounted or courtesy rides at the drivers discretion.
We all decided to purchase 7-day ride passes for unlimited trips which costs $14. The other ticket available is a 30-day pass for unlimited trips for $45.
Once we boarded the bus and seated, we began our bus route to Midtown Tulsa. Soon our bus driver started picking up other travelers from several bus stops along the way.
The cabin of the public bus started filling up fast.
The day was cold, cloudy and misty. Luckily, almost all of the redesigned BRT 700 bus stops have gazebo style coverings with digital ETA display message boards, emergency call buttons and concrete benches for group seating.
The redesigned 700 BRT Bus Stop benches are now covered with wood panel. For the most part, passengers can wait underneath the trellises partially covered from rain, snow, and wind.
As the 700 BRT bus approaches 41st and S. Peoria about three blocks from Brookside Library, I pulled the stop cord. A bell tone alarmed to signal the bus driver to stop at the next bus stop.
As we exited the bus, we noticed a message board which posted: scheduling purchase booklets, coordinated meetings, and public upcoming announcements related to passenger and transportation events. Near the emergency release hatches there are open Wi-Fi and mobile application symbols indicating expanded networking capabilities.
Other public bus traveler features at the crosswalk intersection of 41st and S. Peoria in South Harbor plaza include: Hawk, High-Intensity ATS modernized treatments. Immediately you notice clear reflective traffic markings and traffic control signs.
In addition to Hawk ATS treatments at the South 41st and Peoria intersection there are full-width sidewalks on both North and South sides if a four lane intersection with a center left-turn lane. There are also bicycle and pedestrian passing lanes indicating enhanced walkability.
We waited patiently on pedestrian crossing signals to coordinate and audible TTD for physically impaired passengers to activate.
While looking front-to-back, left-to-right, side-to-side and all around, we also noticed braille script plates for the visually challenged.
Meanwhile, double and triple-checking motorist driver behaviors to ensure our safe passage across the street.
We decided to walk from 41st & S. Peoria to take in some sights for four blocks out to the Brookside library at 45th and South Peoria.
After an hour’s visit to the library. We used a closer 700 BRT bus stop located across the street facing North on S. 45th & Peoria Avenue.
45th & Peoria Avenue has a protected and marked pedestrian crossing.with non-slip padding, weather guards, emergency call buttons; eta message boards; refuse bins; group seating; wheelchair ramps; braille; Auditory TTD; and rfid, traffic cameras, solar lighting,, left turn and pedestrian crossing sigmals etc.
Instead of walking back to 41st & S. Peoria, taking the North 700 BRT bus route across the street will save us time on our trip back to the heart of North Tulsa from Midtown.
As expected we only waited 5 minutes for the next 700 BRT to arrive. However, there were two buses headed north with the same route number700 BRT Route number illuminated on the marquis.
It appeared the first bus was taken out of service because of mechanical problems.
All of the passengers from the first bus in front were asked to offload and take the second bus in the back.
The offloaded passengers were not recharged for another trip, however they were required to verify with an onboarding ticket validated fair.
Once we all boarded the Northbound BRT 700 bus I was able to ask a passenger seated close to me about the experience they were having while riding the 700 BRT.
The second of five respondents said She was riding the 117 bus route in another part of town when a bus driver showed up late to pick her up. According to her account the bus driver just kept driving without stopping.
She said she was taking her child to daycare and had been waiting a while, so she never expected to be left behind.
The second respondent explained, “This has to stop. Bus drivers passing up passengers waiting on the bus at designated bus stops.“ She went on to say that she likes the rapid BRT 700 Route, however she doesn’t like the complaint process. If for example a rider feels cheated or mistreated by a bus driver. She said, “I work hard for my money and I expect fairness.”
Respondent number three was a young woman maybe in her early twenties. She had long black curly hair. She wore glasses. You could also tell she was a younger female by her expressions and her emotions and the way she was talking to her friend next to her, an older middle-aged female.
Respondent three says she is a student at Tulsa Community College and by this time it was around 1:00 and so she was trying to get downtown close to the college so that she can make it to class.
She commented that she likes the 700 BRT however she has noticed significant delays or non-scheduled routes and double buses and out of service buses or training buses passing her and other passengers at bus stops.
Respondent three said, “The bus drivers don’t stop to pick up passengers who have been patiently waiting on drivers to arrive.
She said, “Too bad it’s only the 700 BRT North/South Route and why don’t MTTA have another East/West BRT.
Respondent number four was a middle aged male. He had black hair and he wore glasses. He immediately explained that he prefers to walk.
He said, “Usually I’ll walk a job everywhere, but I’m always aware of where the nearest bus stop is located. He said, what I’ve also noticed is that MTTA bus drivers are regularly late. And bus drivers may pass bus riders up. He remarked there are a lot of mechanical or out of service training buses.
Respondent four remembers, “How one time a driver did not pay attention to his stop request. The bus driver drove passed his stop and had to drop him off a lot further from his destination.
Another interesting thing respondent four noticed was that the ETA message boards estimated time of arrival are frequently not in service; they’re inaccurate or damaged.
He commented about buyer’s remorse and how everyone at first had high hopes for a new modernized and improved Transit accountability operation. As time goes on everyone sees that the modernized improvements are becoming inoperable or remain unserviced.
He asked, “Why has the bus rapid transit system broken so soon”?
Finally, we reached the downtown bus stop near City Hall in downtown Tulsa Oklahoma.
The college students and several transfer passengers exited the already crowded North 700 BRT bus.
The bus was crowded because at 45th & South Peoria two buses had to combine into one bus. Mechanical problems with another bus caused the transfer.
Now that a third of the passengers were about to exit the bus the noise level has decreased and there were more empty seats.
Passengers were standing because of limited seating. Passengers adjusted positions for space security before reaching City Hal.
At the Denver Avenue Station Hub nearly 98% of the passengers exited the bus.
An African-American homeless man carried his sleeping bag and commissary supplies in his arms as he boarded at the Denver Avenue bus stop.
He had a strong outdoors body odor and unkempt hair with ashy colored dark black skin. His clothes were soiled. You could smell his feet and shoes. He wore an old blue baseball cap. He had sleepy eyes and dirty fingernails.
As he approached he began speaking out loud. He commented that he finally panhandled enough money to board the bus. He said he wouldn’t be on route for a long time, as he was headed to the assist wireless mobile phone company to purchase another SIM card. Since he was on disability his sim card was discounted and he only had to pay five dollars.
As I listened he described how he had been sleeping outside around people he trusted and his SIM card was stolen from his cell phone.
Hesitantly i asked respondent number five about his experience today.
As a passenger, he said, “I usually catch the 700 BRT as it is coming right from the downtown Denver Avenue Station right there on 1st Street, but often the drivers don’t stop for me.”
He said, “Where he is headed next is out north and there is a lot of foot traffic, several construction projects and some of the bus stops are out of service. He then chuckled and said, “Because the 700 BRT is a faster route a lot of the homeless Indigent students and commuters enjoy the ease of boarding at service stops.”
The frequency of the scheduled 700 BRT bus stops respondent number 5 noted, and “The convenience of having 700 BRT is why I ride. And also the quick pickups reduce foot traffic at housing project intersections.
Some of the known high-crime areas are extremely volatile, so “Being able to leave quickly is a blessing.”
Once the bus driver made it back to 49TH& N. Near Peoria near McClain High School, I pulled the stop coreld and had no problems safely exiting the bus.
Along the non-slip path to the doors there were clearly marked wheelchair accessible entry-exit doorways wide enough for wheelchairs, lift gates, and also the driver used air release brakes to park evenly against the curb.
I said, “Thank you” to the familiar portly light-skinned middle-aged African-American face, frequently driving the north-south 700 BRT Route and he responded, “Have a good day.”
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