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DOT presents Medora trolley planning study; committee hears parking and funding hurdles
Summary
The Department of Transportation described a planning study for a trolley or fixed‑route transit system in Medora but reported limited local support and unanswered questions about parking, operation and federal matching eligibility.
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division heard a briefing from Northco Department of Transportation Director Ron Henke about an exploratory trolley concept for Medora.
Henke summarized the scope of recent street and bridge work in the Medora area and said DOT developed a concept study that included a possible fixed‑route trolley or small transit vehicles to shuttle visitors between downtown, parking nodes, the amphitheater and the library. “When you get out there, you park and you walk. You don't drive around because you're lucky if you find a parking spot,” Henke told the committee while explaining the rationale…
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