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City of Missoula outlines multimodal plan: Brooks BRT, Downtown Sam, rightsizing and long‑range funding gaps
Summary
The City of Missoula’s public works director described a suite of multimodal projects and long‑range funding limits, emphasizing ‘rightsizing’ streets, a Brooks Corridor bus rapid transit vision and the Downtown Sam reconstruction at a City Club Missoula forum.
Jeremy Keane, director of public works and mobility for the City of Missoula, told City Club Missoula that the city faces growing congestion and limited funding while pursuing a mix of large reconstructions and smaller multimodal projects.
Keane said Missoula’s long‑range transportation plan identifies roughly $788,000,000 in projects over 25 years but that available funding programs support about $293,000,000 of that total; the city expects to be able to build about one third of the identified projects in that period. He described an approach that prioritizes multimodal options, compact neighborhoods and safety rather than widening roads where feasible.
Major projects and multimodal priorities
Keane highlighted several projects underway or planned: the Brooks Corridor…
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