transportation

Transportation officials in Missoula will apply for a federal grant this year in hopes of landing funding to construct a number of roadway improvements in East Missoula.

Though a detailed report on the ridership impacts of a state-funded free-fare program on Colorado’s largest transit system won’t be available until next month, officials with the Regional Transportation District say the early signs are positive.

Montana’s governor and secretary of state have asked a judge to dismiss a legal challenge to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442, a broadly supported bill that would have put more of the state’s marijuana revenue toward county roads and conservation efforts across the state.

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on Friday unveiled a proposal for a countywide ballot initiative that, if passed, would raise almost $10 billion over 40 years to tackle transportation, housing and climate change.

A potential bill next year would establish a universal statewide transit pass that commuters could use across transportation agencies.

The Montana Shooting Sports Association plans on suing Mountain Line and maybe the City of Missoula after Oct. 1 for prohibiting guns on the bus, according to an email that association president Gary Marbut sent to association members on Saturday.

As a federal grant application seeking $3.75 billion in funding for a proposed high-speed rail connecting Southern Nevada to Southern California remains in flux, U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen is urging the Department of Transportation to process the proposal.

Martin Kidston (Missoula Current) The Missoula Montana Airport saw a record number of passengers arrive or depart from the Garden City in July, representing a 25% increase in passenger growth over the same period last year.

Ken Page writes, "The author proves how ignorant he is about motorized bicycles and his elitist comments are very misleading."

Tim Dougherty and Doug Ferrell write, "The Kootenai National Forest currently has some 7,811 total miles of road. Of those, approximately 2,500 miles are undriveable and in storage. That leaves 2,734 miles which are open year-round, some 704 miles that are open seasonally and roughly 1,909 miles available for administrative use only."