While much of the travel scrutiny fell upon Southwest Airlines this holiday travel season, passengers in the Pacific Northwest faced similar issues with Alaska Airlines.
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority is pushing to ensure the old North Coast Hiawatha is included in November, when the Federal Railroad Administration submits its final Amtrak Daily Long Distance Service Study to Congress.
The board of commissioners last week approved a $47,000 agreement with Parks and Recreation to install a ground fault protection circuit to address the problem, which surfaced over the last two winters, according to city staff.
Wednesday's right-of-way request marked the first publicly noticed action relating to any of the Riverfront Trail parcels since April, when a new team of investors identified as Capital V Partners stepped in to take over the larger project.
A proposed reduction in vehicle lanes and the addition of protected bike lanes on Higgins Avenue could reduce crashes by 50% while boosting business within the corridor, city officials told members of the City Council this week.
A federal funding package announced last week to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail is just one piece of a larger package being watched by the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, it's chairman said this week.
Selected projects will improve existing rail corridors and create new ones, broadening access to intercity passenger rail services for communities across the country.
After years of discussion, transportation officials at the City of Missoula on Monday announced a preferred plan to change the Higgins Avenue corridor, including a reduction of lanes near the downtown district.
When the Missoula City Council sits down next spring to craft the FY 2024 budget, the framework of a new strategic plan and the goals that lie within it will help serve as a guide through the process.