Your bus line is born.
Streamline didn’t just happen. Planning has been going on since 2001. And, since the beginning, the needs of the people in our community have driven the planning process. What’s more, those evolving needs will still guide us as we expand our routes and services. Funding levels, ridership trends, locations of new neighborhoods, roads, facilities and public input will all contribute to shaping our future routes and services.

Although planning for the new line began five years ago, the genesis of the project goes back to a 1986 study by the College of Engineering at Montana State University that analyzed the possibility of a transit system in Bozeman.

In 2001, the analysis got serious with the Greater Bozeman Area Transit Development Plan. This plan laid the foundation for planning the system and supplied the data needed to request Federal funding for a transit system.

As a result of that study, the City of Bozeman created a Transit Task Force, which studied transit systems across Montana and surrounding regions. The task force then created the Feasibility Report: Bozeman Area Transit.

Additional studies were conducted until the Cities of Bozeman and Belgrade, along with Gallatin County established the Public Transportation Stakeholders Advisory Board and invested $50,000 for a study to be completed by LSC Transportation Consultants, transportation planning and traffic engineering consultants based in Tahoe City, CA.

The long-term portion of that study is still underway, but the board had the information it needed to start a transit system in Bozeman using existing resources.  That includes using existing busses until our new, yellow busses arrive.

The whole valley is excited about Streamline. And rightfully so. Streamline is committed to serving you over the long term. Changing with your needs, evolving with our community.

So, watch this site for updates as we continue to develop. Better yet, take a ride on us and find out for yourself how fast, convenient and reliable traveling can be. The ride is free and you’ll be a part of writing the next page in the history of Streamline.