Helena - Lewis and Clark County, the City of
Helena, and the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) have
initiated a community transportation planning process to update their
existing Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The Plan
provides a blueprint for guiding transportation infrastructure
investments based on identified needs. The second of three
informational meetings will be held on
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at the West Valley Fire Station, 1151 Forestvale Road. The meeting will begin with a presentation at
6:00 p.m., followed by a question and answer period. Time for informal discussions with the
project team will be available after the conclusion of the question and answer period.
The purpose of the meeting is to review the
transportation system issues and areas of concern, and to ensure that
all of the major transportation problems have been identified and
included in the analysis. A summary of the existing and
projected transportation system conditions will be presented. This is
an important opportunity to learn about the LRTP Update and to express
your thoughts on existing and future transportation conditions in the
Greater Helena area.
The LRTP is intended to facilitate community goals
and improve the transportation infrastructure and services within the
Greater Helena area to meet the needs of existing and future demands.
Participation is a very important part of the
process, and citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting and
participate. Opinion, comments and concerns may be submitted in writing
at the meeting, by mail to Jeff Key, Project Manager,
Robert Peccia and Associates, PO Box 5653, Helena, MT. 59604, or by
email to
jeff.key@rpa-hln.com
Please indicate comments are for the Greater Helena
Area LRTP. RPA and the project partners will collect and consider all
comments to better understand the potential transportation system issues
and concerns within the Greater Helena area.
Future announcements will be made prior to all
events through the local media and the LRTP mailing list. Interested
parties are encouraged to join the study mailing list by submitting
their name and contact information to Jeff Key at
jeff.key@rpa-hln.com
A website has been developed and can be accessed at:
or, visit the project’s Facebook page at:
Lewis and Clark County, the City of Helena, MDT and
RPA attempt to provide accommodations for any known disability that may
interfere with a person participating in this meeting. Alternative
accessible formats of information presented
at the meeting can be provided upon request. Accommodation requests
are encouraged at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. For further
information, call
(406) 447-5000 or
(406) 447-8099.
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The Helena Transportation Advisory Council (HTAC), established to make service recommendations for the Helena Area Transit Service (HATS), held a public planning charrette last week to discuss potential bus route changes. Led by consultants from Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates, the charrette began with a Transit Planning 101 session to explain basic concepts for plotting a bus route. The meeting then broke into small groups, where participants established priorities and drew out desired bus routes onto blank maps. The groups were given a limited number of "bus hours", equaling the same number of bus hours that HATS currently operates with..JPG)
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The goal of the charrette was to examine how the current resources could be used to better serve the Helena Area, and to gain public input in prioritizing the bus stops. The small groups also discussed future service improvements to be made with as new funds are raised.