HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-03-19 Public Comment - N. Breeding - Parking DowntownFrom: agenda@bozeman.net
To: Agenda
Subject: Thank you for your public comment.
Date: Sunday, March 03, 2019 12:22:25 PM
A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted.
Form Name: Public Comment Form
Date & Time: 03/03/2019 12:22 PM
Response #: 183
Submitter ID: 15805
IP address: 172.24.96.111
Time to complete: 36 min. , 6 sec.
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Public comment may also be given at any public meeting.
Email:
agenda@bozeman.net
Mail to:
Attn: City Commission
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
In-person delivery to:
Attn: City Commission
City Clerk's Office
City Hall, Suite 202
121 N. Rouse Ave.
Bozeman, MT
First Name Noreen
Last Name Breeding
Email Address rog7nor@gmail.com
Phone Number 4065820574
Comments
I live a few miles east of Bozeman city limits and visit town often for shopping and attending events. I try to
support local businesses, especially those downtown but find it increasingly difficult to find a place to park
regardless of the day of the week or time of day.
For example, in order to pick up a book already paid for at Country Bookshelf I recently drove around for 30
minutes searching for a parking space, then walked 4 blocks on icy sidewalks wasting my time and spewing
excess exhaust into the air. Intermountain Opera recently performed Camelot at the Ellen Theater. For two
weeks volunteers had to hunt daily for places to park their cars for 6 to 8 hours while working on props and
costumes and hauling heavy boxes of clothing and other gear in from the street.
There is no reason to locate 3 new hotels plus several 4 and 5 story apartment buildings with minimal
parking spaces in the center of downtown. Even Lincoln Center and the American Museum of Natural
History in New York City provide parking for visitors to supplement a good public transportation system.
I believe in infill principles but adequate city-wide planning is lagging way behind developer pressure to
build. Mendenhall Street between Black St. and Willson St. resembles an forbidding urban canyon
reminiscent of major cities like New York City or San Francisco. Sunlight does not reach the sidewalk and all
the mountain views that residents treasure and promoters tout are blocked.
Now I avoid visiting downtown because it is inconvenient and unpleasant, especially in summer, when the
smell of exhaust and noise of steady car and truck traffic are overwhelming.
Thank you,
City Of Bozeman
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