Author Archives: Travis Mateer

by Travis Mateer I got curious about the Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation after seeing this Facebook page (that hides its followers) downplay negative social media responses to the Higgins corridor redesign project. Social media is NOT representative of public … Continue reading →

by Travis Mateer The parable of the frog and the scorpion came to mind when I read that the recently disbanded unit within the Memphis police department responsible for the killing of Tyre Nichols was called THE SCORPION UNIT. If … Continue reading →

by Travis Mateer On this installment of Zoom Chron’s Week in Review we talk about development in Midtown, rabies in Superior, and heartless homeless bashers in the Flathead. Regarding the Flathead Commissioners letter, Missoula’s placeholder Mayor, Jordan Hess, went to … Continue reading →

by Travis Mateer In a normal world governed by normal people following normal procedures, a breeder of Malinois dogs in western Montana would probably report a dog bite and case of rabies to the local Health Department. But this, dear … Continue reading →

by Travis Mateer A few days ago the Missoulian reported on the Northside pedestrian bridge that spans the train tracks, connecting Northsiders with downtown, because the damage that closed this 23 year old structure indefinitely is worse than originally thought. … Continue reading →