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After COVID, telecommuting could play a role in easing Missoula’s traffic challenge
“Why should I leave one computer and drive 10 miles to another computer?”
Area transportation planners have spent years seeking ways to reduce the number of vehicle trips, especially those with a single person in the car, and with modest results.
But they may have found a promising solution in the COVID-19 pandemic. As it turns out, there’s more than one way to get to work.
Nelson-Nygaard, a national transportation firm drafting the update to Missoula’s Long Range Transportation Plan, told members of the Metropolitan Planning Organization that future transportation needs won’t look the same in the post-pandemic era.
By Martin Kidston
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Paris Has a Plan to Keep Cars Out After Lockdown
As the city prepares to end lockdown, Mayor Anne Hidalgo plans to use bike lanes, buses, and social distancing to keep more cars off the roads and reduce pollution.
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