Western Transportation Institute

The center, SURTCOM, combines the talents of the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University, and the Urban and Regional Planning program at Eastern Washington University into an organization that can enhance mobility in small urban, rural and tribal communities and areas.

The mission of the Small Urban, Rural and Tribal Center on Mobility is to conduct research and provide leadership, education, workforce development and technology transfer in all transportation-related aspects of mobility for people and goods, focusing specifically on small urban, rural and tribal areas.

Mobility
SURTCOM works on improving the mobility of people and goods, while also addressing focus areas such as:

• Increase access to opportunities that promote equity in connecting regions and communities, including urban, rural and tribal communities;
• Innovations to improve multi-modal connections, system integration and security;
• Modal shifts;
• Ridesharing and alternative forms of transportation;
• Increasing active transportation modes, including walking and cycling;
• Land use and transportation planning;
• Smart Cities;
• Link between health and transportation;
• Workforce development and capacity building.

• Email: dkack@montana.edu
• Fax: 406-994-1697
• Mailing address: Western Transportation Institute
  PO Box 174250, Bozeman, MT 59717

• Phone: 701-231-8082
• Email: jill.hough@ndsu.edu
• Mailing address: Small Urban and Rural Center On Mobility
  NDSU Dept. 2880, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050

• Phone: 509-828-1269
• Email: mhill86@ewu.edu
• Mailing address: Urban & Regional Planning Program
  Eastern Washington University, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd.,
  Suite A, Spokane, WA 99202

Progress Reports

SURTCOM PPPR #1

FY 17 Performance Indicator Report

SURTCOM PPPR #2

FY 18 Performance Indicator Report

SURTCOM PPPR #3

SURTCOM PPPR #4

SURTCOM  SAPR#5

FY19 Performance Indicator Report

SURTCOM SAPR #6

SURTCOM SAPR #7

FY20 Performance Indicator Report

SURTCOM SAPR #8

SURTCOM SAPR #9

FY21 Performance Indicator Report

SURTCOM SAPR #10

FY22 Performance Indicator Report

SURTCOM SAPR #11

SURTCOM SAPR #12

Projects Completed by Western Transportation Institute

A Feasibility Study of a Driverless, Electric Para-Transit System in Rural Areas
View project

Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements Realized in Communities of Less than 10,000 people
View project

NADO-USDA Lebanon, Missouri Rural Transportation Feasibility Study
View project

NADO-USDA Deep East Texas Voucher System
View project

NADO-USDA Technical Assistance Project — Southwest Colorado
View project

Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements Realized in Communities of Less than 10,000
View project

Links to useful external resources.

• United State Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
  http://www.rita.dot.gov/
• North Dakota State University, Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility
  https://www.ugpti.org/surcom/
• eLearning Modules – self paced learning topics include; On Boarding, Crisis Management, Grant Writing, FTA 101 and Customer Service in Transit.
  • https://www.ugpti.org/surcom/training/#ql_modules
• Montana State University, Western Transportation Institute https://westerntransportationinstitute.org/
• Eastern Washington University, Urban and Regional Planning Program https://www.ewu.edu/cbpa/programs/urban-regional-planning