Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

City of Missoula outlines multimodal plan: Brooks BRT, Downtown Sam, rightsizing and long‑range funding gaps

5415115 · July 18, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

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…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans