▁t rol ley - rep lica ▁bus ▁network . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Street car ▁began ▁service ▁throughout ▁dow nt own ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁signal ing ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁E MB AR K ▁becoming ▁a ▁divers ified ▁trans it ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Central ▁Oklahoma ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁Park ing ▁Author ity ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Council ▁to ▁continue ▁trans it ▁service ▁as ▁private ▁operator ▁Oklahoma ▁Transport ation ▁Company , ▁which ▁provided ▁bus ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁community , ▁as ▁City ▁Bus ▁Company , ▁had ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁dis continue ▁trans it ▁service ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁rid ership . ▁There ▁were ▁initially ▁only ▁ 1 8 ▁bus es , ▁all ▁le ased ▁from ▁O TC . ▁ ▁The ▁system ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Mass Trans ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁used ▁that ▁name ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Metro ▁Trans it , ▁though ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁remains ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁C OT PA ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁city ▁established ▁a ▁Trans it ▁Services ▁division ▁to ▁provide ▁senior ▁management ▁through ▁an ▁inter - local ▁operating ▁agreement . ▁C OT PA ▁also ▁bought ▁Union ▁Station ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁headquarters ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁Metro ▁Trans it ▁will ▁change ▁its