Marcee Allen

Major Arterial in Urban Area (MPO) of Montana:
The Needs to be Addressed:
– Improve operations & safety
– Encourage multi-modal operations and improve walk/bike/transit facilities
– Signal upgrades, coordination, timing
– Improve air quality
Recommended Solutions:
– Upgrade signal controllers, implement full signal actuation and retime signals on…[Read more]

1) Lack of coordinated incident management and quick clearance policies; tourists unfamiliar with local traffic patterns and facilities; lack of special events traffic coordination; lack of area-wide traffic signal system management; lack of real-time system operations being communicated to the traveling public; construction and maintenance work…[Read more]

Strategies:
– Improve number of spaces and efficiency of Park-n-Rides
– Increase frequency of bus and train service during peak hours
– Increase express bus service
– Provide HOV lanes for the entire 77 mile corridor (this will improve bus service also)
– Implement lane reverse system for am/pm peak hours

Performance measures:
– Peak hour bus and…[Read more]