HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-25-17 Public Comment - E. Mason - Growth and RoadsFrom:Chris Mehl
To:Agenda
Subject:FW: Stustainable Growth
Date:Sunday, September 24, 2017 9:02:32 PM
Chris Mehl
Bozeman City Commission
cmehl@bozeman.net
406.581.4992
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From: Bozeman, MT [webadmin@bozeman.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 4:53 PM
To: Chris Mehl
Subject: Stustainable Growth
Message submitted from the <City Of Bozeman> website.
Site Visitor Name: Emily K Mason
Site Visitor Email: emilykmason@gmail.com
Dear Mr. Mehl, I am writing to you to express my concern about how the City Commission has chosen to deal with
growth in Bozeman, particulary roads. We live in Figgins Addition and we are dismayed at the new extension of
Graf. While I understand the argument that the road was necessary, it could have been built to reduce speed, not a
road that enables drivers to drive too fast in a residential neighborhood. The expansion of 11th is also upsetting as
the construction crews paved over the creek that sandhill cranes have used for decades and residents have found
solace in walking along. They also cut down all of the trees that lined the creek. Why? The road is not going over
the creek. Why choose to destroy that which brings us such an imprtant connection to nature? Why not build roads
and neighborhoods while maintaining these important aspects of what brought us to Bozeman and make Bozeman
so special? Finally, the widening of Kagy between 11th and 7th has made it extremely dangerous for pedestrians and
bike commuters. Why not reduce the speed to 25 (as is the case in Boulder, CO - all streets surrounding the
university are 25 mph, build an underpass that would keep traffic moving and allow for safe crossing for pedestrians
and cyclists. To me, it seems that under your leadership there has been very little done to promote bike/pedestrian
values in Bozeman. I just see roads, roads and more roads. What is your plan to address this concern? To me, it
seems that current City leadership is taking us on a path to making Bozeman, MT no longer that last best place, but a
place that is just like every other place that has lost itself to the whims of developers and a car culture.