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Mountain Climber Transit reports ridership surge, new tablet inspections and high on‑time service

Flathead County Board of Commissioners

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Summary

Mountain Climber Transit reported system upgrades to tablet-based vehicle inspections, staffing improvements and rising ridership—51,975 rides last fiscal year and 15,684 in the first quarter—while maintaining a ~96% met-demand rate through August; annual public meetings were scheduled in December.

Elizabeth Wood, director for Mountain Climber Transit, presented the transit agency's bimonthly update to the commissioners, highlighting a recent software upgrade to tablet-based driver vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs) and a streamlined maintenance-notification workflow that routes flagged items directly to fleet maintenance.

Wood said…

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