October 2010 Archives
Road diets involve narrowing or eliminating travel lanes to make more room for pedestrians and bicyclists. Often they involve downsizing from four lanes to three (two travel lanes and one turn lane). Recently the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) reexamined a multi-state study entitled Evaluation of Lane Reduction "Road Diet" Measures on Crashes. The reexamination uses more advanced study techniques to measure the effectiveness of urban road diets and studies smaller urban areas, like those in Montana.
Take part in
WGM Group's Halloween Blood Drive
It takes place from 11am to 3pm on Wednesday, October 27 in the Red Cross Blood Bus, located in the WGM parking lot at 1111 E. Broadway. After the Red Cross takes your blood, come on in to WGM Group to refresh yourself with snacks and juice over looking the river.
On Friday, October 15, 2010 Missoula celebrated the Grand Opening of the North Higgins Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project. The celebration included a ribbon cutting ceremony, a community bike ride, bands on the corner plaza's, and open houses at local businesses. Click here for an article about the Grand Opening Ceremony.
Design for the Highway 93/2nd Street Improvement Project is underway and interested residents are invited to learn about it at an upcoming public meeting. The project will reconstruct two blocks of U.S. Highway 93 in downtown Whitefish, from Spokane Avenue to Baker Avenue including those intersections and transitions beyond the intersections. Improvements include reconstruction of the roadway and adjacent sidewalks; addition of left turn lanes; reconstruction of underground utilities within the right-of-way; new streetlights; new highway signage; and the installation of new traffic signals.
A grand opening ceremony for the North Higgins
Street Project will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. on October 15, 2010 at the
intersection of Higgins and Pine Street in downtown Missoula. The celebration includes a community bike ride, street musicians, and several bands. All businesses are open for business, so don't forget to shop local! Also, listen for The Trail 103.3 to broadcast that entire week from downtown Higgins Ave.
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