The Hammond Report

The Missoulian ran a fantastic opinion piece yesterday entitled «Sprawl: The ultimate scapegoat» by Robert Bruegmann. The online version of the Missoulian doesn't have the piece but I have linked the same piece from the LA Times which they titled «Gridlock, schmidlock». I think the Missoulian ran it because they wanted to add different (correct) point of view to the discussion on sprawl, light rail or transit, and building/expanding roads. He focuses on Los Angeles but it can easily apply to Missoula and the Bitterroot considering the recent push for light rail, the road diet, etc.

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The Missoulian ran a story a few weeks ago about a forum held in Missoula discussing light rail options. The headliner of the forum was a gentleman from San Francisco, Lewis Ames. The goal is to use the build a small scale commuter rail system between Missoula and Hamilton. The people supporting it, from what I can tell, are citizens of Missoula, not citizens of the Bitterroot valley. The reason is noble, to reduce the amount of automobile traffic in Missoula which, in turn will improve the air and water quality.

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