HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-02-18 Public Comment - R. Galloway - Strategic PlanFrom:Web Admin
To:Chuck Winn
Subject:[MARKETING] Strategic Plan Comment Form
Date:Tuesday, April 03, 2018 9:58:05 AM
A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted.
Form Name:Strategic Plan Comment Form
Date & Time:04/02/2018 9:04 PM
Response #:33
Submitter ID:5943
IP address:172.24.96.111
Time to complete:28 min. , 39 sec.
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We want to hear from you!
First Name Ryan
Last Name Galloway
Email ryanmooregalloway@gmail.com
Questions or Comments
Hey there, thanks for all your hard work in making Bozeman a better place to live! Just as some
background, I did my undergrad at MSU in physics, my masters at MSU in optics, and currently work for
Blackmore Sensors and Analytics. I try to bike to work as often as possible and recreate in my free time as
much as possible (biking, skiing, climbing, hiking). I am extremely invested in the health of this town, and I
would love to see it get even better.
One of my main concerns is how relatively dangerous it is to bike in town. One of the main issues isn't
necessarily the infrastructure, but the knowledge of drivers and bikers alike on how to share the roads. For
example, I know very few people who know that the bicycle double arrow symbol means (that bikers can
take up the whole lane). Some sort of public education initiative on how to drive around bikers and how to
bike around cars would be extremely helpful.
One other idea I had recently was that we are lacking a community space for people to hang out in and play
board games or other small public gatherings. I thought that the old train station could be renovated to
bring back some of the history and increase growth on that side of town as Wallace and the cannery district
become more popular.
Here are some of my more random/maybe not very feasible ideas:
*Work with MSU to help stop the "brain drain" where smart students graduating from MSU cannot find a
job in Bozeman pertaining to their degree, and end up leaving the state.
*Limit the sprawl with different zoning restrictions
*Consider underground parking as a solution for new highrise buildings downtown
*Divert traffic from main street to make it more pleasant to be downtown
*Create a network of paved bike lanes that are separate from the roads
*Create incentives for using other forms of transportation
*Encourage more small grocery stores around town that are walking distance from densely populated areas
*Create more affordable housing in town
*Build an ice climbing music venue at the fairgrounds!
*Put a noise limit on loud trucks?
*Bring the Bozeman creek back to the surface of main street?
Thanks again, and please let me know if I can help out at all!
~Ryan
Thank you,
City Of Bozeman
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