Bike Workshop Comes to Helena

Today at the City Chambers Altera Design presented their latest practices of bikeway and pedestrian transit design. The concepts take into account experience and studies taken from implemented projects in America's most urbanized and heavily populated cities. Within our region, design examples were taken from such cities as Portland, Missoula, and Billings, each of which were successful in providing efficient pedestrian and cyclist access as well as solving access conflicts between motorists and non-motorists. Given that Helena is not as urbanized or populated as these cities, there are nevertheless relevant and applicable modifications that could greatly ease traffic pressures and risks to commuters of all sorts. These projects are compiled by the National Association of City Transportation Officials and are available online here.