HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-07-21 Public Comment - M. Brown - Blackwood Groves PathFrom:Marilee Brown
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Cc:Ralph Zimmer; kelseydzintars@gmail.com; Taylor Lonsdale; Cyndy Andrus; Jennifer Madgic
Subject:Blackwood Grove - 19th bike lane NOT protected and on highway shoulder
Date:Monday, June 7, 2021 12:04:37 PM
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Dear Planning Board and Commission,
During the first Commission meeting on Blackwood Grove and a question from MayorAndrus, I noticed that there was a miscommunication on the answer of what kind of bike lane
is currently scheduled along south 19th. After subsequently researching it with the BlackwoodGrove engineers and designers I have found that it is NOT protected as was accidentally stated
and will be directly on the highway shoulder where cars are going 60mph. I was told that thisdesign is similar to north 19th (where cyclist Alexa Dzintars was recently killed).
A 6 foot sidewalk has been planned by the Blackwood Grove subdivision on the public right
of way easement which lies 20 feet to the east on their private property. This is similar towhat Nelson Meadows on Frontage Road originally had in their first requirements from the
City. However the Commission ordered that a condition of final plat approval require it to bewidened to a 10 foot multiuser separated pathway. What a great precedent that was!
I would hope that for consistency’s sake and the safety of Bozeman residents, the same
requirements for a 10 foot multiuser separated pathway be made along all busy highways.
The Blackwood Grove subdivision is lovely and has planed well for multimodal travel. Ifound in my conversations that the designers were very hopeful that such a path could be
included in the future. Please help make that happen.
Thank you for your hard work and consideration,
Marilee Brown
Marilee Brown, Chair
GAP - Galla10 Alliance for Pathways
2411 Kid Curry DriveBozeman, MT 59718
406-579-5447
saferbozeman@gmail.com
www.frontagepathway.com