The Tulsa metropolitan area is addressing transportation problems with a variety of actions that reflect the community's values and priorities. The City is targeting roadway expansion projects in those areas of the community where growth is already occurring while simultaneously directing over 40% of capital resources to maintenance of existing infrastructure in neighborhoods and the core of the City. Selected roadway expansion is a component of the overarching regional strategy for reducing congestion on the roadways.

In addition to a strategic capacity expansion program, there is great importance placed on making the roadway network more efficient. The number one cause of congestion on the network is accidents or other unexpected incidents. Tulsa, in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and INCOG has embarked on a highway information system designed to improve the flow of traffic by monitoring the traffic and providing real-time information to the highway users. The region is also developing a system focused on quickly clearing accidents and bottlenecks on the highways which will result in improved safety, reduced congestion, less pollution, and greater economic productivity for the region.

Finally, knowing that transportation is more than just cars, Tulsa has made significant investment in bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Tulsa has one of the most extensive trail networks in the United States, with approximately 50 miles of paved and unpaved trails for walking, jogging and bicycling. The trails along River Parks, which were developed in the late 1970's, provide the base from which the system continues to expand and grow to suburban communities. The trails being constructed implement a regional Tulsa Transportation Area Trails Master Plan. The plan recommends a 283-mile trail network throughout the Tulsa metropolitan area. The Plan also proposes 207 miles of on-road "linkages" throughout the area. Since its adoption 5 years ago, Tulsa has constructed, or funded for construction, over 30 miles of trails and nearly 20 miles of on-street bike routes. This system currently allows a user to travel to a multitude of destinations in five communities without having to use the street network. Further, The City has institutionalized a policy that every arterial street rehabilitation project will include rehabilitation of sidewalks, or if they don't exist, installation of sidewalks to meet ADA standards.

The Tulsa area Long Range Transportation Plan also calls for the study of alternative transportation options within the region. In 2007, Tulsa Transit completed a feasibility study for a commuter rail line from the suburb of Broken Arrow, through the hearts of Southeast and Midtown Tulsa, and terminating in Downtown Tulsa. This feasibility study was favorable toward the implementation of a rail-based mass transit line, and as such, is progressing with the initial steps towards implementing such a facility, which will compliment Tulsa’s existing rubber tire transit system. The expansion of public transportation options in the City of Tulsa will allow more of its citizens access to safe, reliable and convenient transportation in an era of rising fuel costs and congestion.