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he Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority on Wednesday agreed to apply for a federal grant to make improvements to rail infrastructure along the Hi-Line to benefit the existing Empire Builder.

Robert Zullo (Arizona Mirror) For years, electric vehicles posed something of a chicken-and-egg problem. Mass adoption, seen as critical to cutting the largest single source of U.S. carbon emissions, couldn’t happen until the infrastructure to allow drivers to recharge wherever they were heading was in place. And those char...

Albuquerque city councilors are weighing whether to end a popular Zero Fares Pilot Program for the bus system where riders don’t have to pay or show any kind of pass to get on a bus, arguing that the policy makes public transit less safe.

(Missoula Current) Following a snow-squall alert sent out over the emergency broadcast system in Missoula on Monday, the police department followed by issueing a notice of emergency travel only. The level of snow on the ground in Missoula remains minimal, though a flash freeze and expected winds have caused hazardous driving conditions...

The project saw construction begin in earnest this year and marks the first big push to install millions of dollars of infrastructure in the Sxwtpqyen area, which will soon accommodate thousands of units of new housing.

Unlike other bike-ped pathway plans previously presented in the area, the new plan puts heavy emphasis on bike trails outside the downtown metro area of Missoula, extending throughout Missoula County.

Six weeks ago, railroads, labor leaders and the White House celebrated a deal to avert a nationwide railroad strike. Now workers are saying "not so fast."

While most see the plan as a solution to the problems facing the site, and while some residents support the project, others are pushing back, saying the parking lot and trail will impact their property, privacy and safety.

The city's department of Public Works and Mobility this week worked with the Montana Department of Transportation to begin repairs to the underpass, starting with the structure's crumbling sidewalks.

The Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub is a collaboration between Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming - two red states and two blue ones.