EMBARKOK

Established by the City of Oklahoma City in 1966 as a public trust, the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA) and the City’s Public Transportation and Parking Department are an integrated agency responsible for planning, developing, building, and operating a balanced downtown parking network and a regional public transit system in the state’s capital city.

Doing business as EMBARK, its activities include operating and managing:

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Fixed Route Bus Service
Paratransit ADA Bus Service
Specialized Transit Services
Oklahoma River Cruises – River Ferry Transit

PARKING
Downtown Parking Garages
On-Street (Metered) Parking

More information about the EMBARK family of services can be found at:

Public transit,
405-235-RIDE (7433)
www.embarkok.com

River ferry service,
405-702-7755
www.okrivercruises.com

Bike Share
405-598-RIDE (7433)
www.spokiesokc.com

Downtown parking
405-235-PARK (7275)
www.parkingokc.com



Governance
COTPA’s Board of Trustees is the governing body of EMBARK. The board is comprised of 8-members; 3 members serve by position, the Mayor of Oklahoma City, the City Manager and the City Finance Director. The five remaining trustees are appointed by the Mayor and approved by City Council. One of the five members must live outside the city limits of Oklahoma City. In accordance with the inter-local operating agreement between COTPA and the City, the Administrator of COTPA is appointed by the City Manager and approved by the COTPA board.