Urban Parks Board reviews comprehensive Bozeman Creek flood mitigation and park development plan, fields questions on financing and sequencing
City staff presented an ambitious vision for the Bozeman Creek corridor aimed at reducing flood risk while creating new public parks and green space downtown. The plan, developed with the grassroots See Bozeman Creek group, targets a 1,250 cubic feet per second flow capacity to prevent downtown flooding from rain-on-snow events.
Board reviews community plan for 3,000-acre growth area, debates e-bike and e-scooter policies
The Bozeman Transportation Board held a work session on a draft community plan for a large growth area northwest of the city, discussing how to balance a street network with wetland protection. The board also began preliminary discussions on updating city policies to regulate the growing use of electric bikes, scooters, and e-motorcycles in public rights-of-way.
GVMPO Transportation Technical Advisory Committee
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Galton Valley MPO committee discusses draft list of transportation projects constrained by $486.83 million in projected revenues
The Transportation Technical Advisory Committee reviewed a draft fiscally constrained project list for the long-range transportation plan, with total proposed project costs exceeding $1 billion. Committee members identified specific funded projects to add and requested feedback on project descriptions and cost estimates by the end of next week.
Gallatin Valley MPO approves $600,000 work program, advances transportation plan
The Transportation Technical Advisory Committee unanimously approved the fiscal year 2027 work program with federal and state funding. The committee also reviewed project scoring methodology for the Long Range Transportation Plan, with concerns raised about how county projects are evaluated.
GVMPO approves $53,159 budget amendment for transportation plan completion
The Metropolitan Planning Organization's technical committee unanimously funded additional consultant work on its first-ever Long Range Transportation Plan through salary savings and reserve drawdowns. The plan is expected to be adopted by November after summer prioritization workshops.