Heather Dalmolin, who has been with the agency for 18 years, currently serves as Mountain Line’s Administrative Director.
Erika Mazza, announced last week she was stepping down as head of the Flagstaff, Ariz.-based transit agency.
Partner agencies have agreed to continue support for the program, which has bolstered ridership.
Mountain Line, a public transit service in Missoula, Mont., has seen a 37% increase in ridership since it stopped collecting fares in January of this year.
Mountain Line administrators decided last winter to enact a "zero fare" demonstration project for the next three years, eliminating fares entirely in January.
The three-year Zero-fare demonstration project is sponsored by 14 different community partners.
The Missoula Urban Transportation District announced today that GM Michael Tree has resigned effective November 7, 2014, to become Executive Director of the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority in California.
It expected the program will increase ridership by 45%, reduce operating costs, and speed-up boarding times, according to the report.
University and transit system officials want to make sure the transportation system provides the right number of buses at the right time, along with the ideal mix of bike and vehicle parking spaces as they prepare to build a new campus.