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Board frames scope for 2027 Transportation Master Plan, moves to begin consultant procurement
Summary
City staff told the Transportation Advisory Board it will begin procuring a consultant team for a 2027 Transportation Master Plan update, emphasizing safety-focused scope, a prioritization matrix for projects, and a preference for volume/origin-destination analysis over exhaustive intersection-level LOS studies to keep costs within the estimated budget.
The Transportation Advisory Board on April 22 discussed the scope and schedule for a 10-year Transportation Master Plan (TMP) update and supported staff's plan to begin consultant procurement. Director Nick Ross framed the TMP as a city-focused facility plan required under the Montana Land Use and Planning Act and distinguished it from the MPO's regional long-range transportation plan (LRTP).
Ross said the TMP will focus on the city planning area, be MLUPA-compliant, and primarily use local revenue sources (street impact fees, the Arterial/Collector district, and the street…
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