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- EIN 20-5967694
- (406) 541-7284
- 734 S 1st St W Missoula MT 59801-1844 USA
- www.strans.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Public Transportation Systems
Mission: Missoula institute for sustainable transportation (mist) was organizedexclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Specifically, mistengages in research, design and collaboration for sustainabletransportation systems, with a focus on missoula, montana. Mist definessustainable transportation systems as movement that is safe, equitable andenvironmentally sound. Mist researches how other communities build streets for people walking, bicycling,riding transit and driving motor vehicles. This takes the form of calling othercommunity leaders, utilizing the web, visiting other places and recording datawith picture cameras, video cameras and note taking. Mist uses this informationto formulate designs for streets in missoula. This translates to designs onsidewalks, bike lanes, trails, roundabouts, stop lights, and travel lanes for carsand trucks. Mist's advocacy to implement designs has taken place with individuals,neighborhoodcouncils, businesses, and in city council meetings. More specif
Programs: Open shop program: total revenue: $10,810; total expenses: $59,951; open shop is a freeand open program to the community that fosters bicycle building and repair skills. Anyone can get help learning how to fix their own bicycle. Total participants in 2017:15,500build a bike: total revenue: $10,811; total expenses: $59,952; build a bike is a free and openprogram that gives a free bicycle to anyone willing to take a bikewell education class, volunteerfour hours of service and then build a bike with free cycles staff assistance. Children under theage of eleven do not need to do service hours nor take bikewell. Kids aged 11 to 14 need to dotwo hours of service and take bikewell. Total participants in 2017: 720bikewell education: total revenue: $3,965; total expenses: $21,994; bikewell teaches skills withbike repair and building, bicycle and traffic law and safety, and city design based on healthyinfrastructure choices. Total participants in 2017: 600. Bikewell includes the youth cycles initiative.