Transportation

Officials in Denver and Colorado want local residents to recognize the economic and social benefits of cycling and are developing plans to that effect.

Every day 21-year-old J.C. Hungerford drives to Billings to work, he writes off an hour’s salary. The Carroll College junior returned home to Columbus for the summer but found employment in Billings. He figures it…

While everyone can benefit from the lower fares, banishment of the weekend stay rule will be especially appealing to business travelers. That’s because now they can qualify for a lower fare without having to stay past a Friday or Saturday before returning.

Using technology in conjunction with politics, private transportation will be more efficient using centralized computing to clear current roadways.

With a gross density of 6.2 people per square mile (compared to 80.5 nationally), Montana is a state with compact cities and towns (where most of its people live), and vast areas of open lands. Transportation choices made by Montanans over the next decade could have a profound effect on the future of the state’s cities and towns, and on its landscape.

America West Express will begin a daily, non-stop flight between Kalispell and Phoenix in June, the airline said Wednesday.

A $29 million runway upgrade allowing planes to take off and land in virtually all weather conditions could boost the Great Falls airport as a potential site for a whole new set of businesses, development officials say.

Frontier Airlines is returning to Billings. Beginning May 23 the Denver-based airline is adding two daily flights to Billings Logan International Airport. Frontier’s regional jet service called Frontier JetExpress will fly 70-seat CRJ-700 planes to…

"Big Sky’s long history of service to Montana, together with its proposed fair structure, code-sharing agreements, and connecting hub in Billings make it the ideal carrier to serve Montana’s rural passengers," said U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., in announcing the decision Monday.

SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest Inc., said Tuesday it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide seasonal "essential air service" to West Yellowstone, Mont., for the next two years. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,590039072,00.html…