<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1KhhAC_17X9AH2800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1KhhAC_17X9AH2800" width="1320" height="743" >BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Gallatin Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is currently working on their Long-Range Transportation Plan.The plan will serve as a guide for the next 20 years of transportation investments in the area.Housed by the City of Bozeman, the MPO was created in 2020, when the population surpassed 50,000, triggering the federal requirement for the Gallatin Valley to have a MPO.Jeff Butts, the Gallatin Valley MPO manager, explained the need for a plan with such a long-reaching scope. “We want to keep that 20 year outlook because it allows us enough flexibility to be a little bit ambitious for some things that may not be within this first five years, but we still do have to program it and it does end up being constrained, fiscally constrained,” Butts said.The plan covers a significant portion of the Gallatin Valley, and accounts for all modes of transportation – driving, bussing, walking, bicycling, and everything in-between.Butts says a wide variety of factors need to be considered, the rapid growth of Gallatin County being one of them. “Growth is a big factor that we've heard a lot about the affordability that comes with it,” he said. "Potentially some congestion that has been coming and future growth is really going to be a big, big question you know, where is the community going to grow? How's it going to grow?”One of the most important considerations is input from the community. “The community input really is critical in making sure that the community's values do make it into how we assess potential projects and now is the time to provide that input,” Butts said.Community members interested in providing feedback can click here.</div></body>

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BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Gallatin Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is currently working on their Long-Range Transportation Plan. The plan will serve as a guide for the next 20 years of transportation investments in the area. Housed by the City of Bozeman, the MPO was created in 2020, when...

Gallatin Valley MPO seeks community input on long-range transportation plan

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BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Gallatin Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is currently working on their Long-Range Transportation Plan. The plan will s

Gallatin Valley MPO seeks community input on long-range transportation plan

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