ABOUT THE MOBILITY & PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM

This program expanded in 2004 from a focus specifically on public transportation (transit) to a program that included additional modes, including aviation, bicycling and pedestrian travel. Equally as important, the program looks at how various modes interact, and how individual and public mobility can be improved by improving the link between the various modes.

Today, the Mobility & Public Transportation Program focuses on how to improve mobility in rural and frontier areas by coordinating resources so that even basic public transportation services can be provided. This is a challenge in rural and frontier areas due to a scatter population that must travel a significant number of miles to reach medical and other life-line services.

PROGRAM STAFF

David Kack, MBA, is the Mobility & Public Transportation Program Manager. Having worked fo WTI for six years, David has focused on many projects to improve mobility within Montana, and increase coordination between various agencies and organizations. David was part of the team that created the Montana Coordinated Transportation Handbook© and then implemented these coordination principles in the Real Choices Systems Change Grant project. David also helped launch two new public transportation systems in Montana, Streamline in the greater Bozeman area, and Skyline in Big Sky.

Rebecca Gleason, B.Sc., Civil Engineering, is a recent addition to the staff. Rebecca returned back to Bozeman, after having spent a year working for an engineering consulting company in San Diego, California. Rebecca is an avid mountain biker, and is working on several projects related to bicycling and public transportation.