Snow’s on the way in much of the Northeast and Midwest. And those areas don’t get as much as Montana, that has lots of folks kind of excited in a largely dry, warm winter. To get you in the mood for the white stuff, here’s a photo of Transportation Nation’s Jackie Yamanaka’s F-150. And no,…
(Billings, MT – YPR) – The car-centric West poses a challenge for college students who arrive on campus without a car. Public transportation can be limited, and far flung classrooms, and snow and ice storms can be a challenge for students who live on campus — but attend classes miles away. Transportation is also a…
(Billings, MT – YPR) – Montana’s Congressional delegation is critical of President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. (See a map of proposed pipeline here and here.) Senator Max Baucus, D-MT, pledged to continue to fight for approval of the pipeline that would cross Montana from the oil tar sand fields in…
(Billings, MT – YPR) – A Montana school launched a walk/bike to school initiative — even though it’s January. Nicole Chakos is the acting president of the Highland Elementary Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). She says she was inspired to go ahead with the the winter launch after watching three boys ride their bikes to…
(Billings, MT – YPR) – Montana joined a handful of states in the crackdown on drunk driving in 2011. Federal and state officials have launched a drinking and driving awareness campaign during the holiday season. Impaired drivers pulled over by law enforcement in several states better be prepared to give blood – even if they…
(Billings, MT-YPR) The oil boom in Canada’s Tar Sands field and an oil refinery upgrade brought megaloads–huge shipments of drilling equipment– across Western roads and interstate highways in 2011.
(Billings, MT – YPR) – The Port of Northern Montana was awarded a nearly $10 million Department of Transportation TIGER III grant. “This is exactly the kind of smart investment we need to get folks back to work and push our economy forward,” US Senator Max Baucus announced in a press release. “The Intermodal Hub…
(Billings, MT – YPR) – The Montana Department of Transportation uses a “green” anti-corrosion inhibitor in its liquid chemical road de-icer. The state agency recently awarded a one-year contract to Rivertop Renewables of Missoula, MT to provide about 110,000 gallons of corn-sugar to mix with its salt brine de-icer. “Essentially MDT will put sugar and…
(Billings, MT-YPR) When U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will provide more than $215 million in aid for storm-ravaged roads and bridges, the press release only hinted at the damage caused this year by extreme weather events: tornadoes, hurricanes, record heat, and flooding. In Montana alone, record snowfall, mountain snowpack,…
Railroads are laying new track. Customers are buying new rail cars as the Bakken Oil Formation booms. And without the Keystone XL pipeline to move the crude, it’s railroads that are profiting from the haul.
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