Transportation Planning
The Planning Section of the Transportation Division acts as staff to the Missoula Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), a regional transportation planning body for the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) that includes the City of Missoula and the adjacent urban areas of Missoula County. The mission of the MPO is to plan and program a safe and efficient transportation system for the Missoula area that increases access and mobility through multimodal options.
Transportation Planning staff manage a variety of transportation plans and programs for the City of Missoula, including long-range transportation plans, infrastructure master plans, traffic counts (motorized and non-motorized), and corridor studies.