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CTEP is a Montana Department of Transportation reimbursement program.  CTEP allows eligible local and tribal governments to solicit, nominate, prioritize, develop and construct enhancement projects.  Currently, Federal funds are used to pay 86.58% of eligible, approved expenditures.  Local matching funds account for 13.42% of expenditures.  CTEP projects must fit into one or more of 12 enhancement categories:

• Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
• Landscaping and Scenic Beautification
• Historic Preservation
• Rehabilitation of Historic Transportation Facilities
• Scenic or Historic Highway Programs
• Transportation Museums
• Acquisition of Scenic or Historic Easements and Sites
• Archaeological Planning and Research
• Environmental Mitigation and Wildlife Connectivity
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Educational Activities
• Control of Outdoor Advertising

For more information about this program or to nominate a project, contact the City’s Neighborhood Transportation Coordinator.

Safe Routes To School programs all share one common goal – to improve the health of kids and the community by making walking and bicycling to school safer, easier and more enjoyable.  Improvements include building sidewalks and paths, educate students and drivers about safe travel, and encourage walking and bicycling to school.

For more information on SRTS:

• Call 1-877-935-SAFE (7233) OR
• Check out the Montana Department of Transportation’s home page for information on SRTS at www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/saferoutes OR
• Contact the City’s Neighborhood Transportation Coordinator.

The City Code states under Title 7, Chapter 4, section 7-4-2, subsection F, Sidewalks And Landscaping: “The areas in the right-of-way shall be maintained by the adjacent property owner in a neat, clean, orderly, and healthful condition.”  The City of Helena offers property owners a construction loan package to help offset the replacement/installation costs.  Currently, the loan is based on a rate of 0.00% for 10 years.  All work performed by the City of Helena includes a one year warranty.

Other options available to the property owner are1) perform the replacement/installation work yourself, or 2) hire a professional contractor.  With these options, the property owner must obtain the applicable permits with the City of Helena Building Division and all work must conform to City of Helena and Montana Public Works Standard Specifications.

For more information, contact City Engineering at 447-8431/8429 or the City’s Neighborhood Transportation Coordinator.

The purpose of this city-wide program is to study traffic concerns in response to neighborhood requests, with the goal of installing traffic calming measures. The Traffic Calming Program allows citizens to identify traffic concerns in their neighborhoods and request traffic calming techniques be installed to better manage traffic, whether motorized or non-motorized.  An example of traffic calming is the traffic circle at the intersection of Butte Avenue and North Sanders Street  Click here for the Traffic Calming Program page.

Bicycle Registration (Licenses)

Helena City ordinance requires that all bicycles ridden in the city be registered.  Registration (license) costs are $1.00.  For more information, contact Accounting & Licensing at 447-8416

Lost or Stolen Bicycles

To inquire about a lost bicycle or to report a stolen bicycle, contact Anne Jacobson with the Helena Police Department at 447-8468.

Helena Bicycle Club

Club president, Kelly Flaherty-Settle
www.helenabicycleclub.org

Team Great Divide
www.teamgreatdivide.com