WTI

Mobility and Public Transportation Ongoing Projects

• Greater Yellowstone Regional Traveler & Weather Information Systems, US89

  To demonstrate the use of advanced technologies and coordination of transportation providers to improve mobility, relieve congestion on roads and in parking facilities, and monitor weather-related road conditions on U.S. 89 between Livingston, Montana and the north entrance to Yellowstone Park in Gardiner, Montana.

• Gallatin County Big Sky Transportation District

  Provide a ‘Public Transportation Coordinator’ to assist the Gallatin County Big Sky Transportation District in managing its public transportation system.

• Evacuation Preparedness of Public Transportation in Rural Coast Communities of the North Gulf Region

  The objective of this project is to assess the emergency preparedness of public transportation in rural coastal communities in the Gulf Coast region. The assessment will focus on how adequately prepared, and what role public transportation and school districts can play in the event of an emergency evacuation.

• Safe Routes to Schools

  Through this project, Taylor Lonsdale, PE will serve as the state of Montana's “Safe Routes to School” Coordinator on behalf of the Montana Department of Transportation. This program aims to encourage active and healthy lifestyles by increasing the number of children in grades K through 8 who walk and bike to school.

• National Technical Assistance Center for Parks and Public Lands

  The objective of this project is to create a national technical assistance center that provides federal land managers with easy and expedient access to technical support, training and information on alternative transportation issues and resources.