Tulsa Transit Authority says they are trying to improve access to public transportation for the homeless. Staff at Tulsa Transit studied how the bus is working for the homeless by assessing routes from places like shelters and encampments to medical facilities. Assistant Director for Service Development Chase Phillips said knowing the time spent on a ride was critical to understanding problems. "The big finding that we got out of this is most of these trips to connect these destinations across the project area can be done in actually half an hour. That includes walking to the stop, all the time on the bus, as well as the layover time," said Phillips.