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B.Disclosures
C.Changes to the Agenda
D.Public Service Announcements
E.Approval of Minutes
E.1 Approval of Minutes from March 3, 2021 (Lonsdale)
F.Public Comment
Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice for the record. This is the time for
individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview of the Committee. There will also be
an opportunity in conjunction with each action item for comments pertaining to that item. Please
limit your comments to three minutes.
G.Action Items
G.1 Hit and Run Code Discsussion (Delmue)
G.2 Transportation Alternatives Program Project Selection(Lonsdale)
H.FYI/Discussion
H.1 Peach Street Redesign(Lonsdale)
H.2 Update on Crossing Improvements at S Willson Avenue and Garfield Street (Lonsdale)
THE BOZEMAN AREA BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
BABAB AGENDA
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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H.3 Prioritization of Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects for Capital Improvement Funding (Lonsdale)
I.Adjournment
For more information please contact Taylor Lonsdale, tlonsdale@bozeman.net
This board generally meets the first Wednesday of the month from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Committee meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require
assistance, please contact our ADA coordinator, Mike Gray at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301).
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
SUBJECT:Approval of Minutes from March 3, 2021
MEETING DATE:April 7, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:Approve the minutes from the March 3, 2021 meeting of the Bozeman Area
Bicycle Advisory Board as submitted.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions, the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:None
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:1. Approve meeting minutes with corrections.
2. Do not approve meeting minutes.
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Attachments:
20210303_BABAB Minutes.docx
Report compiled on: April 2, 2021
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THE BOZEMAN AREA BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD OF BOZEMAN,MONTANA
BABAB MINUTES
Wednesday,March 3,2021
Board Members: Jason Delmue, Candace Mastel, Blake Bjornson, Clare Menzel, Jocie Funderburk,
Mitch Reister, Phil Sarnoff, Marshall Opel, James Lusby, John Van Delinder
City staff: Taylor Lonsdale, Anna Saverud
Community Members: Ralph Zimmer, Marilee Brown
Board Members Absent: Jason Karp, Barton Churchill
Meeting called to order at 6:05 PM
A.Disclosures
None
B.Changes to the Agenda
None
C.Public Service Announcements
Board Announcements
-Board reconfiguration
o Primary purpose is to decrease duplication of efforts
o Outreach to each chair by the city manager will occur in order to figure out what will work
best
o Official discussion will occur as this moves forward
o Goal is to increase efficiency for city staff and improve sustainability
o One example of overlapping with another board is BABAB with PTSC (Pedestrian, Traffic,
and Safety Committee)
o Will be necessary for transitioning to NPO status
o BABAB will likely not exist, but a transportation board will exist
-New Parking manager at MSU = Chancy Ringer
-League of American Bicyclists says MSU was upgraded from Bronze to Silver
o Connectivity and equity are components that will help get the university to Gold
-Kagy Blvd
o Commission approved plan as proposed
o Grant St being closed does divert a lot of traffic to Kagy Blvd
Two more years of closure for construction to fitness center
It does seem cars will again have access after fitness center is completed
-Right of way
o Jason D got in touch with the courts on Monday
o Have not heard back
Staff Updates (Taylor
Lonsdale)
-Kagy Blvd
o Work session occurred last night
o History of project and how design was developed was a large part of discussion
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o Roughly 10 community members provided comment in addition to questions/comments from
the commission
o Public engagement will play strongly into Sanderson Stewart’s (contractor for project) design
o City manager encouraged commission to stick with four lane design
o Additional engagement will occur
o Robust pedestrian and bicycle routes are what the public desires
o Remaining a three lane would pose problems in the future based on growth
-Griffin Dr
o Moving towards advertising it for construction soon
o Maze will not be constructed as was proposed; BABAB’s feedback helped
o Pedestrian actuated gates will be used
o Construction would start this summer and be complete by the end of the year
o Project will be in line with the future quiet zone project to decrease train horns
D.Approval of Minutes
D.1 MINUTES APPROVAL FOR 02/10/2021
Changes/additions: none
Motion to approve minutes by Jason D; seconded by Kristin D.
No discussion and approved by all.
E.Consent
N/A
F.Public Comment
Ralph: We (PTSC) would love to have members of your committee join our meeting. We meet
every second Wednesday of the month at noon.
G.Special Presentation
None this evening.
H.Action Items
H.1 PEACH STREET REDESIGN (Taylor Lonsdale)
-DOWL engineering will put together concepts with Taylor starting next week since the project was approved
-They did the project on Rouse Ave.
-There are a few more limitations than expected.
-It will be similar to what has been proposed at the other end of Peach St.
-South side the bike lane will likely be separated from the sidewalk.
-East side there are no proposed changes, which currently has sharrows. It is difficult to widen there.
-Northeast neighborhood will be seeing more development in the near future
-West side facilities could either be off street or there could be continuation of bike lane.
-The other option is to have the bike through lane between the car through lane and car right turn lane.
DISCUSSION
-Concern expressed for safety with off-street facility at this intersection
-There are constraints due to pedestrian ramps and ADA requirements with placement signal pole in order to
accommodate on-street bike lanes on each side.
-There are also existing storm drains and a fire hydrant on the west side.
-NACTA standard says the on-street facility is best practice
-There are challenges but those standards will be utilized in the development of this redesign.
-Latest challenge: April 1st construction date
o BABAB and PTS can be sent information by email to get input if it will be starting before BABAB’s
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next meeting.
-It could be an option to have a combined bike-turn lane in order to avoid the need for off-street facilities.
H.2 MICROMOBILITY PARKING AND POLICY(Taylor Lonsdale)
-There is a memo associated with this topic
-There are more folks using one wheels, scooters, etc
-Anna Saverud and Taylor Lonsdale are looking at current code and how to adjust to account for this different
use
-Byrd scooters will likely be here this summer
-How do we accommodate parking? They have been on sidewalks in the past two years. They cannot be there
in the future. Bollards along with painted asphalt would be put in place seasonally.
o Downtown business association feels this is a reasonable approach
o It is shown that conveniently provided parking options improves compliance with users parking in
appropriate places
-Byrd is extremely data driven and will have local representatives here who touch every scooter every day.
-April 6th is when the proposal will go to the commission
-Parking will be for anyone using these alternate forms of transportation,not just for the share ride companies.
DISCUSSION
-Initial code changes with definitions is what will be brought to the commission
-Code will have to be clear to allow law enforcement to do their job
-Law enforcement most frequently saw individuals heading the wrong way
-Phil: SLC worked with Lyme to support pop-up projects to contribute to the community;
something to think about as Byrd comes in. How might they invest in the community?
-Anna: City is also looking at a special business license for companies that are using the
public right-of-way.
-Phil: can connect Taylor and Anna with SLC colleague who dealt with this there.
-Discussion on how data is utilized and making sure to think about the fact it is possible
these scooters could be replacing both simple walking trips and car trips.
H.3 PRIORITIZE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PLAN (Taylor Lonsdale)
-Update: this is still something we need to work on.
-Survey is still an option to help accomplish something here in terms of how
projects are prioritized in the future.
-This will get far more important as TA (transportation alternatives) deadline
nears.
o TA application is due June 4th
o 13-15% of cost needs to be covered by local government
o Federal funding of maximum $1 million
-Fiscal year starts July 1. This July 1 would be the start of fiscal year
2022.
-Installation of projects prioritized in 2021 will start as the weather warms.
-The $500,000 (from CIP [capital improvement project]) added does not
need to be spent in the fiscal year; a consultant will need to be on board.
The funds not spent will carry to the next year.
PUBLIC COMMENT
-Marilee: on behalf of PTS
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o TA funding was discussed with county commission recently. The
thought was that more than one TA application could be
submitted.
Improvements at the Spur
Project near Manhattan
East Valley Center project
There might be creative ways the government could match
the funding
o The $500,000 infusion was difficult to get. City manager said that
sometime this spring there might be a way to incorporate more
bike projects into the CIP.
o Gallatin Alliance for Pathways – has another board opening;
contact Marilee if you’d like to get involved
-Ralph: also met with county commission about potential TA projects.
There is a lot of work to be done to put the pieces together.
o The chances of having a successful application according to MDT
is 1 out of 3 or roughly 40% of the application of being approved.
o If you submit two, then there is only a 16% chance both will be
approved but a 64% chance one will be approved. Ralph does
not want us to overlook the fact that it might be best to turn more
than one application in
o This interpretation of the chances of getting projects approved
was questioned. The city would have to be prepared to cover all
projects submitted rather than assume one will not be chosen.
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I.FYI/Discussion
None
J.Adjournment
Motion to adjourn at 8:01pm by Candace; seconded by Blake. All in favor
For more information please contact Taylor Lonsdale,tlonsdale@bozeman.net
This board generally meets the first Wednesday of the month from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Committee meetings are open to all members of the public.If you have a disability and require
assistance,please contact our ADA coordinator,Mike Gray at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301).
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
SUBJECT:MINUTES APPROVAL FOR 02/10/2021
MEETING DATE:March 3,2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:I move to approve the minutes for February 10,2021 as submitted.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions,the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:None
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:1.Approve meeting minutes with corrections.
2.Do not approve meeting minutes.
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Attachments:
2021.02.10_BABAB Minutes_DRAFT.docx
Report compiled on: March 1,2021
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THE BOZEMAN AREA BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD OF BOZEMAN,MONTANA
MINUTES OF
Wednesday,February 10,2021
Board Members:Jason Delmue,Candace Mastel,Scott Lease,Barton Churchill,Clare Menzel,Jason Karp,Phil Sarnoff,Jocie
Funderburk, Kristin Davis
City Liaisons/Staff:Taylor Lonsdale,John Van Delinder,Terry Cunningham,James Lusby,Mitch Reister
Community Members:Marilee Brown,Ralph Zimmer,Blake Bjornson,Jennifer Boyer
A.Meeting called to order at 6:04 PM
B.Disclosures
No disclosures
C.Changes to the Agenda
Item J4 was added
D.Public Service Announcements
Board Member Announcements
Work group at MSU with WTI
-Collaborative work to expand to Bozeman area rather than city only
-Matt Madsen,Rebecca Gleason,and two students working on this
Staff Liaison Report
Peach and Rouse intersection
-Contractor Missouri River contacted
-We will need to talk about this more next month to discuss design that will be best including signal
timing
Transportation Demand Manager
-Position not officially yet open
-Will get out to appropriate listservs
-HR understaffed at the moment
-Other time-sensitive job openings have arisen (e.g.,Streets Dept vacancy during snow-plow season)
Streets are out plowing;let John know if there is anything else they can do
E.Approval of Minutes
Will approve November and January minutes next month
F.Consent
We could probably remove this from this advisory board.
Purpose:Items for presentation for a vote,but there is no discussion needed.Could also be considered a
second time visiting an item to closeloose ends,etc.
G.Public Comment
Blake Bjornson:resident of Bozeman who lives near intersection of 15th &Koch.Looking to do bike
advocacy and possibly doing so through BABAB.
Ralph Zimmer:I would like to provide comments when you discuss the transportation alternatives road
map.
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Marilee Brown: representing GAP and PTS; GAP is working with city on segment 1 and possibly 2 of
Frontage Pathway (separated path north of airport Frontage Road connecting from Valley Center Spur to
Cherry River Fishing Access,including Moss Bridge,Campbell,and Reeves Roads).PTS officers will work on
identifying TA projects with the county and city.If you have ideas,let them know.PTS and BABAB have
talked a lot about budget shortfalls,safety,and education over the past 20 years per paperwork reviewed.
We need to really focus on how to get money for safety to include mapping,rules of the road,etc.
H.Special Presentation
H.1 TRIANGLE TRAILS PLAN PRESENTATION
Sanderson Stewart team represented by Jennifer Boyer at the meeting.
-Triangle =(roughly)Bozeman,Four Corners,Belgrade –extends beyond somewhat
-GVLT and planning board collaboration
-Public Review will be out in March
-Steering committee: local government and GVLT
-Process involved multiple opportunities for community feedback
Themes:accessibility and ease of use
-Trails should be built with individuals with least mobility in mind making the best surface asphalt
-Serve neighborhoods of varying socioeconomic status
-Make sure to design for lower conflict between people traveling at different speeds
Structures of trails
-Neighborhood trails,connector trails,commuter pathways
-Safety:separation from traffic and road crossing considerations
Barriers to use and top issues
-Wayfinding
-Connectivity
-Maintenance and snow
-Unsafe
Funding recommendations
-Development:developers,government budgets,grants,local option tax,philanthropy
-Maintenance:HOA,public-private partnership,gov’t budget
Changes requested
-Better wayfinding
-Better access to natural areas but make sure to protect habitats and resources
-Pay attention to destinations being connected to:schools,Hyalite,between towns,coffee shops,etc.
Next Steps
-Release proposed plan along with the map and collect community feedback
Discussion:
County subdivision language discusses developer requirements, so this would allow for better directions for
developers. This will improve the developer-made paths’ ability to connect to other trails. There will also be
improvements between the city master plan and the triangle trails plan.
Commuter vs Pleasure ride --hopefully the trails serve both purposes,but there is hope to have direct,
efficient routes.There was a desire from community members to have trails that are pleasant to ride.
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I.Action Items
I.1 ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Jason D nominates Kristin Davis as secretary;seconded by Jason K.All in favor.
Jason K nominates Jason Delmue as chair;seconded by Scott.All in favor.Jason D abstained.
Jason D nominates Candace Mastel as vice chair;nomination declined by Candace.
Will wait to see if others are interested or have the ability to be chair on an as-needed basis.
Scott will help out as able,but he will be on the road for the second half of the year.
J.FYI/Discussion
J.1 ENGINEERING DESIGN STANDARDS UPDATE(Taylor Lonsdale)
-Click title above to see details or scroll down
-City of Bozeman engineering department is updating standards
-Transportation will be looked into
-One question that exists:what belongs in a transportation master plan versus engineering standards?
-Complete streets aspect needs to be included
-There will be future updates
Does the department have a complete streets policy?Is it carrying through to implementation?Has city
been able to successfully assert Complete Streets requirements to developers?
-Looking into how this has affected design/engineering standards
-Measuring progress is a component that is missing
-The resolution is strong,and new standards have been incorporated.
-This is an opportunity to look at how to better implement the resolution
-Best practices change/evolve so that needs to be considered
-The resolution does not require certain types of connection; it might be time to incorporate the types
of facilities required in roadways
Public Comment:Marilee hopes they will look at street widths.This is getting worse as the city gets denser.
Near Chief Joseph there are not areas (such as driveways)for vehicles to pull over to allow other vehicles to
pass when the road width is constricted due to plowed snow taking up space on the sides.This is
particularly of concern when it comes to emergency vehicles.
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J.2 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (Taylor Lonsdale)
-Click title to see details or scroll down
-Safe routes to school are under this program now
-Administered through Department of Transportation and is competitive
-An application will be submitted
-MDT does not like projects that have surprises (e.g.,wetland or right-of-way issues)
-Purchasing right-of-way can be an eligible expense,but permission for easement needs to be well
documented
-Requires a local match of funds (15%)
-Rest is covered by federal dollars
-Can leverage money in CIP by getting a TA project
-Smaller project of $200,000-250,000 are more likely to be awarded
-Distribute geographically across state and to a variety of town/city sizes
-Timeline: applications open end of Feb/beginning of March through the next few months with
announcements a few months later;design for another year until breaking ground on projects
-Potential TA project:west from 19th on E Valley Center;Billings clinic will now be putting paths in near
them; withother paths this will be possible
o 19th to Jackrabbit would be complete
o Would be a joint project with the county, as Davis is roughly the boundary between city and
county
o Rough estimate:$1.4 million total
o Fairly even split between city and county with hope that the county would contribute –
sounds like the county would contribute
o Could be a good,competitive TA project
o BABAB involvement:input on what project makes the most sense and help with application
process; lettersof support
-With a TA project,we would just need to make sure we reserve,from allocated funding,for the local
match until we know whether or not the project will be supported
-Multiple board members show support for project
Public Comment:
Ralph Zimmer –MDT is making two changes to the program. The cap is changed to $1 million of federal
funds, which is a decrease. There is a decrease to cap on overages. There are a lot of ducks to put in a row.
PTS is interested in the path along the frontage road.The city has already approved $90,000. TA funds
would be a great wayof leveraging that.
Marilee –we haven’t heard from GVLT to see what they would want to pursue with the city. We need to
find some sort of funding for pathway along City’s own parcel.Belgrade plans to apply for TA funding from
downtown to airport.There are exciting possibilities;we need to weigh what MDT will like/approve.
J.3 PROJECT SCORING CRITERIA (Taylor Lonsdale)
-See link above that has an attachment at end
-Taylor is looking for input on what criteria the board would like him to consider
-Things like safety have been added after previous feedback
-Potential survey to be sent out to gather group ideas/thoughts to be followed by additional discussion
at a later meeting
-Group can also send an email to Taylor about this or anything else at any time
-The goal of discussing this is to get to a level of objectivity on how projects are chosen
J.4 HIT AND RUN CODE UPDATE (Jason Delmue &Barton Churchill)
-Jason D reached out to municipal Court
-This topic will have to be returned to in the future
-Reminder:agenda has to be put together by Thursday before the meeting making it a deadline of sorts
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J.5 PARKING ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS(Taylor Lonsdale)
-FYI Dani Hess provided a summary for Taylor
-Video of the meeting has not come up yet on the city website –should be available soon
-City strategic plan and parking plan were discussed
o Build a shared understanding
o Breakout sessions occurred to discuss values,goals,what’s working,what’s not working
o Near Bozeman HS and MSU and Downtown were primary areas discussed
o March 3 (MSU and HS districts)and March 8 (Downtown and adjacent)will be follow-up
meetings –more information can be found on the parking hub on the city website
K.Adjournment Motion to adjourn at 8:12 by Scott Lease;seconded by Jason D.No objections.
For more information please contact Taylor Lonsdale,tlonsdale@bozeman.net This board generally meets the
first Wednesdayof the month from 6:00 PM to 8:00PM
Committee meetings are open to all members of the public.If you have a disability and require assistance,please
contact our ADA coordinator,Mike Gray at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301)
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
SUBJECT:PEACH STREET REDESIGN
MEETING DATE:March 3,2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:No action needed.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions,the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:City staff is working on redesign of Peach St at Rouse Ave. Some additional
constraints have been discovered.Contract with DOWL is in place so draft
plans will be developed.Staff would like input from the Board on the idea of
transitioning to shared use path/separated bike lane at the intersection.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None.
ALTERNATIVES:As suggested by the Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Report compiled on:March 1,2021
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
FROM:Taylor Lonsdale
SUBJECT:MICROMOBILITY PARKING AND POLICY
MEETING DATE:March 3,2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:Official action is not required.Staff would appreciate input on the issue for
consideration by staff in crafting code revisions.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions,the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:The City is seeing an increasing number of citizens and visitors using micro-
mobility modes of transportation. Commercial enterprises promoting and
renting micro-mobility vehicles are operating in the City.The City wants to
encourage these types of transportation for their energy efficiency, to
increase people’s accessibility and enjoyment of downtown while relieving
pressure on parking.Additionally the City wants to ensure micro-mobility
vehicles are operated in a safe manner and parked so as not to impede
traffic,sidewalks,or private property.Revisions to definitions in the BMC are
contemplated to align with State law and adapt to advancements in the
industry.A special business license is contemplated for commercial shared
micro-mobility companies operating on public right of way.
In the past two years parking of commercial scooters,particularly in the
Downtown, has been a concern. It is the intent to pilot a micromobility
parking project this summer with specific locations identified for
micromobility parking.The locations proposed will be heavily influenced by
commercial data.A draft rendering of how these pilot parking areas might
look is attached.Prior to codifying any specific parking ordinances, staff
intends to work with commercial companies,engineering and the director of
public works to determine safe locations with high user traffic.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:Final code language is still being developed.
ALTERNATIVES:As suggested by the Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:Unknown.
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Attachments:
Bozeman_NE.jpg
Report compiled on:February 26, 2021
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
SUBJECT:PRIORITIZE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS FOR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN
MEETING DATE:March 3,2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:No action suggested at this meeting.It is anticipated that the Board will take
action on this at a future meeting.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions,the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:At their December 22,2020 meeting the Bozeman City Commission
approved the Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
The commission amended the proposed capital plan to add $500,000 for
stand alone bicycle and pedestrian projects.City Staff will work with the
Bicycle Advisory Board and the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee to
prioritize projects for this funding. While city staff does not anticipate
construction of projects with this funding in fiscal year 2022, the possibility
of that exists depending on the projects that are prioritized. City staff has
previously presented the Board with prioritization projects for Street
Maintenance funding from fiscal years 2021 and 2022. The previously
approved projects for 2021 will move forward. The projects prioritized for
2022 can now be reconsidered as the amount of funding assumed during the
discussion of those priorities was significantly less than what is now
available.
Staff suggests that the Board discuss how they would like to approach this
effort.Among other options,the Board could consider:keeping the previous
recommended priorities and adding to them, adding to the previous list of
priorities and re-ordering them, or the Board could choose to revisit the
prioritization of fiscal year 2022 funds completely now that the available
amount is $500,000?
During the previous prioritization discussion several board members
discussed a desire to revise the prioritization criteria to among other things,
specifically include safety as a criteria. Staff has looked at ways other
communities do this and has developed some potential revisions the to the
criteria.They are included as part of the packet should the Board decide
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they wish to revise the criteria prior to working on the prioritization effort.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:As proposed by the Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:Funding will be available July 1,2021 pending approval of the budget.
Report compiled on:February 26, 2021
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
SUBJECT:Hit and Run Code Discsussion
MEETING DATE:April 7, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:None.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions, the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:Board members will present updates.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None.
ALTERNATIVES:As suggested by the Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:Unknown.
Report compiled on: February 26, 2021
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
SUBJECT:Transportation Alternatives Program Project Selection
MEETING DATE:April 7, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:Provide staff with guidance on priority project for the Transportation
Alternatives Program application.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions, the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:As previously discussed applications for the Transportation Alternatives
Program (TA) are open. Applications are due by June 4, 2021. Staff will begin
working on the application this month and needs guidance from the Board
on what project(s) should be prioritized. At previous meetings we discussed
the idea of working with Gallatin County on completing the pathway along E
Valley Center Rd. At the time, the Board seemed supportive of prioritizing
this project. If the Board still supports this project as a priority, staff will
begin discussing the project with the MDT Butte District staff regarding
locating the path in the ROW of E Valley Center Road. At the meeting staff
will present other potential projects that the Board can consider as
alternative priorities.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None.
ALTERNATIVES:As recommended by the Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:The matching funds for the Transportation Alternatives Program project will
come from the Capital Program Funds set aside for Bicycle and Pedestrian
related projects.
Report compiled on: April 2, 2021
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
SUBJECT:Peach Street Redesign
MEETING DATE:April 7, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:No action needed.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions, the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:City staff worked with DOWL to redesign Peach St west of Rouse Ave. The on
street bike lanes will transition to/from shared use paths. Sharrow markings
will also be installed for people that prefer to share the lanes through the
intersection. It is anticipated that installation will take place with the
completion of the Rouse Avenue project which is ongoing. City staff is
meeting with MDT and the contractors the week of 4/5/21 to discuss timing
and contract.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None.
ALTERNATIVES:As suggested by the Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:The funds for these improvements will come from .....
Report compiled on: April 1, 2021
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
SUBJECT:Update on Crossing Improvements at S Willson Avenue and Garfield Street
MEETING DATE:April 7, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:None
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions, the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:Staff is moving forward with site assessment for installation of Rectangular
Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB). There is some concern regarding solar
exposure for solar version of the RRFBs. A grid tied system is more
complicated to install and will require coordination with Northwestern
Energy.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:Power source.
ALTERNATIVES:As suggested by the Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:Funding of the RRFB is anticipated to come from the Street Maintenance
fund and City staff anticipates doing the installation.
Report compiled on: April 2, 2021
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board
SUBJECT:Prioritization of Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects for Capital Improvement
Funding
MEETING DATE:April 7, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Citizen Advisory Board/Commission
RECOMMENDATION:No action suggested at this meeting. It is anticipated that the Board will take
action on this at a future meeting.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.5 Housing and Transportation Choices: Vigorously encourage, through a
wide variety of actions, the development of sustainable and lasting housing
options for underserved individuals and families and improve mobility
options that accommodate all travel modes.
BACKGROUND:Staff is still working on this and will have items for consideration at the May
meeting. Prior to the May meeting, staff will distribute a survey to gather
input on prioritization criteria and will use the input from that survey to
provide a prioritized list.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:As proposed by the Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS:Funding will be available July 1, 2021 pending approval of the budget.
Report compiled on: April 2, 2021
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