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B.Disclosures
C.Changes to the Agenda
D.Approval of Minutes
D.1 Approval of September Minutes(Staley)
E.Public Comment
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F.FYI/Discussion
F.1 September Finance Report(Staley)
THE DOWNTOWN AREA URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT BOARD OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
DURD AGENDA
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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F.2 Downtown Parking Update and Discussion(Staley)
F.3 Executive Director's Report (Staley)
G.Adjournment
For more information please contact Ellie Staley ellie@downtownbozeman.org
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Downtown Area Urban Renewal District Board
FROM:Ellie Staley, Executive Director Downtown Bozeman Partnership
SUBJECT:Approval of September Minutes
MEETING DATE:October 19, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Minutes
RECOMMENDATION:Approve
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.4 Vibrant Downtown, Districts & Centers: Promote a healthy, vibrant
Downtown, Midtown, and other commercial districts and neighborhood
centers – including higher densities and intensification of use in these key
areas.
BACKGROUND:Minutes from the September 2021 Downtown Urban Renewal District Board
Meeting
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:None.
FISCAL EFFECTS:None.
Attachments:
URD Minutes 9-21-DRAFT.pdf
Report compiled on: September 21, 2021
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Downtown Urban Renewal District
Board Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
September 21, 2021
Attending: Emily Cope, Cory Lawrence, Jen Madgic, Marley McKenna, Tony Renslow, Angie
Rutherford, Ellie Staley, Nicholas Wickes, Nick Zelver
Absent: Bobby Bear
Minutes
ACTION: Nicholas Wickes moved to approve the August minutes as presented.
Nick Zelver seconded the motion.
All voted in favor.
Financial Reports
September 2021 finance report is attached below.
Executive Director’s Report
PMC Updates:
• PMC Operating Agreement/Employee Manual Update – In discussion with Michael at Crowley
Fleck. He is reviewing the needed updates and we are meeting next week to confirm and move
forward with PMC approval. We are hoping to move forward with some Employee Manual in the
coming months. There are several areas that our language is outdated.
General Downtown Updates:
• Downtown Maintenance Update: We are excited to announce the NEW RED 2022 Kawasaki Mule
has arrived! We have had issues with the current Mule for several months and our maintenance
staff is beyond excited. Mule is in Billings getting assembled and Bozeman arrival is TBA, likely
within a week or two.
• Outreach Bozeman: The Outreach Bozeman pilot program has been funded for summer of 2021.
HRDC hosted a De-escalation and Crisis Training offered to businesses and property owners in
July, with the next one tentatively in October. Crystal Baker is HRDC’s outreach specialist who will
be making rounds Tuesday and Thursday to individuals in the community who may be
experiencing homelessness and provide information on resources available. Brooke, one of
HRDC’s housing navigators will be making rounds with Crystal. Jenna Huey will be the main
contact for businesses who have any questions on training, situations and resources. Jenna will
be making rounds with Marek every other Wednesday. We have received great input so far from
businesses and community members who are asking how they can be a part of Outreach
Bozeman and volunteer opportunities. We are working to come up with a timeline with HRDC
report data quarterly and scheduling times to do outreach alongside with them to make
introductions to businesses.
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o HRDC stated that outreach kits are a priority need and would be an ideal volunteer
opportunity for those who want to be involved!
▪ HRDC is collecting Outreach Pack materials to distribute to members of our
community experiencing homelessness. Contact Crystal (cbaker@thehrdc.org or
406-585-4844) to learn more about this volunteer opportunity.
• Parking Commission Update: At the August 12th Parking Commission meeting, the commission
passed Resolution #2021-05 (final unsigned version attached). This recommendation will be
given to the City Commission as a recommendation when they begin to review UDC parking
requirements. One of the most notable changes in the recommendations in the Resolution is the
suggestion to exempt developments in the B-3 zoning district from required minimums. The
Resolution suggests the following for UDC parking requirements:
o NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Bozeman Parking Commission recommends the Bozeman City
Commission and Planning and Zoning Commissions adopt the below parking requirements in the Unified
Development Code for residential, commercial, and mixed use developments:
▪ A minimum of one parking space per 1000 SF of conditioned space
▪ A maximum of three surface parking spaces per 1000 SF of conditioned space
▪ Required parking shall be rounded to the nearest whole parking space (e.g. 1400 SF = 1 parking
space; 1600 SF = 2 parking spaces), to the nearest square foot and with halves rounded up
▪ For mixed use developments, requirements for commercial and residential uses shall be calculated
separately, with a reduction of up to 50% of the lesser of the two requirements allowed
▪ Affordable housing developments, developments within one half mile of high frequency transit
stops, the B-3 Zoning District, and redevelopments of less than 5000 SF are exempted from
required minimums
▪ No additional credits or reductions are given or allowed except for a residential allowance of one
parking space per 24 linear feet of parkable curb frontage (or alternative parking arrangement
approved by the City)
▪ Exceptions to these requirements, for qualifying developments, are available through a Planned
Unit Development, subject to City Commission review and approval
Current URD Project Updates:
• Unified Development Code Edits – Building Height/Parking Requirements:
o B-3 Height & Zone Edge Transition edits are included on the October Community
Development staff agenda to review and begin public engagement. The update includes
height requirements in the B-3 district and the zone edge transition requirements for all
applicable districts. This amendment will go through a community engagement process
and therefore will not go before City Commission for adoption until the Spring 2022
amendments package. Link to online public comment:
https://www.bozeman.net/government/planning/udc-community-platform/b-3-height-
zone-edge-transitions-update. Ellie and Emily are meeting with Jacob and Sarah, project
managers on this item next week to discuss timeline and community outreach plans.
o Parking requirements have been removed from the UDC revision schedule, there is no
information as to when they will be added back to the schedule. UDC Edits will remain on
future board meetings to continue conversations as more information is provided.
• Parking Structure Plans/Bonding Analysis: Two members of the URD Board, representatives from
the City, Term Team and additional Stakeholders are forming a parking/bonding working group.
Our first meeting was scheduled for Monday, Sept. 13 at 2pm. Initial discussions will involve best
site options, further bonding analysis and next steps.
• Alley Project: Ellie and Emily have been making headway on getting this project started. We have
met with the City Community Development staff about the necessary next steps and permitting
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process. We have been developing a scope of work for a potential project manager to take us
into Phase I and we’re hopeful we can go to bid on this project within this fiscal year. Link to
Alley Concept Plan: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/dba-2021/Resource-PDFs/2020-11-
12_Bozeman_Alleyways_-_Report_Reduced.pdf
• Downtown Streetscape/Utility Infrastructure Improvements Update: There are several
redevelopment projects happening just outside the downtown core, several of which are
concerned about the costs and legwork association with the continuation of the streetscape
elements we’d prefer to see extended throughout the downtown district. I am requesting $20,00
for the 104 East Main Street to help run conduit and electrical lines to projected light poles and
approval to continue looking into the best way to assist with infrastructure improvement within
the core to expand our downtown streetscape. Refer to Memo and SILD Map attachments)
• North Rouse Lighting Project: The work to install the streetlamp along North Rouse is underway.
Light poles are expected to ship this week and work is set to be completed by the end of
September or early October.
• Transportation Plans/Phase II scope: The City of Bozeman is short staffed and has not had an
opportunity to provide comments on Part One yet. One suggestion from the board was to
separate out the concepts studied into who has jurisdiction over the matters, COB and MDT. The
board suggested staff to research if more funding will be made available for maintenance of
Main Street with the change from Bozeman becoming a metropolitan city from a micropolitan
city.
Fall/Winter DBA Events: more info at www.downtownbozeman.org
• MSU/Downtown Pep Rally – Friday, October 8 at 6:30pm, detail TBA
• Downtown Trick or Treating – (2021 Event TBD on Oct. 1) Friday, Oct. 29, 4-6pm
• Ladies’ Night – Thursday, November 18, 5-10pm
• Small Business Saturday – Saturday, November 21
• Christmas Stroll – (2021 Event TBD on Oct. 1) Saturday, Dec. 4, 3-7pm
• Winter Art Walk – Friday, Dec. 10 6-8pm
Building Projects:
• Merin Condos - (on North Bozeman across from Dave’s Sushi) 28 units of owner-occupied
housing. Opening soon.
• Village Downtown - 30 new residential condo units and 9 single-family lots have been approved
by city and are in early phase of construction.
• AC Hotel (5 East Mendenhall) 6 story 140 room full-service hotel. Under construction.
• East End Flats (240 East Mendenhall) - The six-story mixed-use building has been approved by
the city and is expected to include commercial, office, and residential space with underground
parking.
• Cairn Townhomes (northwest corner of W Beall & N Grand)—5 townhome condos currently
under construction.
• North Central (20 North Tracy)—Mountain View & Medical Arts buildings, phased master site
plan development proposing a total of 9 new mixed-use buildings, associated parking, open
space and infrastructure. Application submitted.
• South Central – delayed due to city upgrade costs
New Businesses (since July 2021):
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• Vienne (French bakery), 101 South Wallace - OPEN
• Tanoshii, 113 East Main - OPEN
• Sotheby’s International Realty, 424 E Main – OPEN
• Engel & Volkers Real Estate, 106 E Babcock – OPEN
• Atelier Alara (‘by appt only’ location), 424 East Main – OPEN
• Residence Inn, 815 East Main Street - OPEN
• Last Call (modern Mexican restaurant), 19 S Willson – OPEN
• Sun Dial (Lark food truck), 122 West Main - OPEN
• Sweet Peaks, 411 East Main – OPEN
• Pakeezah – 14 N Church- formerly 14 North—OPEN
• 27 East Main - to be redeveloped as a steak house by Plonk owners
• TBD - 137 East Babcock—formerly Gallatin Laundry
• TBD - 544 East Main—formerly Heeb’s – building improvements underway
• TBD - 402 E Main St Suite 3— formerly The Montana Scene
• TBD—121 W Main – formerly Union Hall—TBD
• TBD—127 E Main—formerly A Banks Gallery—TBD
Discussion and Decision Items
Utility Infrastructure Improvements Request for Funding
Ellie presented a request for funding to assist in offsetting the costs associated with installing
streetlamps for the redevelopment project at 137 E Babcock St. Ellie noted the misprint of the
address noted on the memo. The location of project is not at 140 East Main but at 137 East
Babcock.
Tony Renslow stated he fully supports this type of funding request to help with offsetting costs
for developers who are redeveloping or building properties in the Downtown URD. Nicholas
Wickes stated that a framework for funding requests should be developed and standardized
moving forward to be consistent with funding allocations across the board. Cory Lawrence
stated he believes that this is an appropriate use of URD funding and aligns with current goals
of the URD work plan.
The board directed Ellie and Emily to look further into the details of how many more blocks have
unfinished electrical and conduit access, an estimated cost to complete this initiative within the
URD boundary and compile a detailed framework for this project.
ACTION: Nick Zelver moved to approve funding for electrical and conduit access for
streetlamp installation at 137 East Babcock (revised address from memo
provided) with reimbursement of the final cost of conduit, wiring, electrical
service, pull box, concrete base, and fixture installation paid to property
owner. Approved utility funding for the redevelopment project at 137 East
Babcock to spent out of the FY22 Downtown URD budget line item of “Utility
and Infrastructure Improvement”.
Tony Renslow seconded the motion.
All voted in favor.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:25 pm
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Downtown URD September 2021 Finance Report
Category
Approved
FY2022 Budget FY2022 YTD recent activity
Income
Starting Cash Balance 3,295,598$ ** Final FY21 numbers to be received by COB finance
Income from TIF 335,000$
COB Interlocal Share 1,456,000$
Entitlement Share State of Montana 57,050$
Interest Income 20,000$
Other Income
Total Income 5,163,648$ -$
Expenses
Operations
DBP Management Fee 190,000$ 47,500$
Total Operations 190,000$ 47,500$
Infrastructure Improvements
Street Furniture and Park Maintenance 25,000$ 1,050$
Streetscape--new purchases 30,000$
North Rouse Streetscape Project
FY Encumbered- Streetlamps (26 qty)85,000$ 756$ $756 signify
Phase 1 Construction: Conduit 17,000$ 3,221$ $2094 TDH&H
Phase 2 Construction: Lamps 80,000$ 44,242$ $44242 Montana Lines
North Willson Streetscape Project 75,000$
Streetscape Assistance Grant Program 50,000$
Streetlamp Power Reconfiguration Project
Alley Improvements 50,000$
FY20 Encumbered 19,000$
DBIP: Bozeman Creek Improvements 50,000$
DBIP: Wayfinding & Parking Signage 15,000$
Life-Safety Grant Program 50,000$
Fiber Infrastructure 100,000$
Fiber-Broadband Infrastructure--Grants 10,000$ 3,200$ $2500- 125 W Mendenhall
Intersection Cable Anchor Repairs 30,000$
DBA Event Stage 50,000$
Parklet 50,000$
Alternative Transportation Projects 75,000$
Total Improvements 861,000$ 52,469$
Planning
City Economic Development Specialist 33,000$
Technical Assistance Grants 50,000$
FY20 & FY21 Encumbered Funds 45,000$
Residential Incentive Program 200,000$
DBIP: Transportation Planning 25,000$
FY21 Encumbered- Part Two--Data, Analysis, Cost Est 91,000$
DBIP: Alley Planning 45,000$
DBIP: Bozeman Creek Planning 30,000$
DBIP: Soroptomist Park Planning 50,000$
DBIP: Code Amendments 20,000$ 1,648$ $688 groundprint/ $850 Intrinsik
DBIP: Design Guidelines 85,000$
DBIP: Downtown Infrastructure & Public Realm Plan 100,000$
DBIP: General Implementation 100,000$
DBIP: Employee Paid Parking Permit System 20,000$
DBIP: Wayfinding Plan & Parking Signage 10,000$
Utility and Infrastructure Improvement 250,000$
Structured Parking Feasibility Analysis 35,000$ 2,766$ 650 sanderson stewart
Structured Parking Informal, Site Plan, Bids 750,000$
Professional Services Term Contract 75,000$
Streetscape Preliminary Engineering 50,000$
Total Planning 2,064,000$ 4,414$
Parking Structure
Garage Bond Payment 335,000$
Total Parking Garage Payments 335,000$ -$
Total Expenses 3,450,000$ 104,383$
Balance 1,713,648$ (104,383)$
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Downtown Area Urban Renewal District Board
FROM:Ellie Staley, Executive Director Downtown Bozeman Partnership
SUBJECT:September Finance Report
MEETING DATE:October 19, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Finance
RECOMMENDATION:Discussion
STRATEGIC PLAN:7.3 Best Practices, Creativity & Foresight: Utilize best practices, innovative
approaches, and constantly anticipate new directions and changes relevant
to the governance of the City. Be also adaptable and flexible with an
outward focus on the customer and an external understanding of the issues
as others may see them.
BACKGROUND:The Executive Director will provide an update on year-to-date expenses
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None.
ALTERNATIVES:None.
FISCAL EFFECTS:None.
Attachments:
URD Finance Report 10-21.pdf
Report compiled on: October 11, 2021
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Downtown URD October 2021 Finance Report
Downtown Urban Renewal District Finance Report
Category
Approved
FY2022 Budget FY2022 YTD recent activity
Income
Starting Cash Balance 3,295,598$ ** Final FY21 numbers
Income from TIF 335,000$
COB Interlocal Share 1,456,000$
Entitlement Share State of Montana 57,050$
Interest Income 20,000$
Other Income
Total Income 5,163,648$ -$
Expenses
Operations
DBP Management Fee 190,000$ 95,000$ $47500 Q2 DBP
Total Operations 190,000$ 95,000$
Infrastructure Improvements
Street Furniture and Park Maintenance 25,000$ 1,050$
Streetscape--new purchases 30,000$
North Rouse Streetscape Project
FY Encumbered- Streetlamps (26 qty)85,000$ 75,197$ $74441 poles & breaka
Phase 1 Construction: Conduit 17,000$ 6,510$ $3288 TDH
Phase 2 Construction: Lamps 80,000$ 44,242$
North Willson Streetscape Project 75,000$
Streetscape Assistance Grant Program 50,000$
Streetlamp Power Reconfiguration Project
Alley Improvements 50,000$
FY20 Encumbered 19,000$
DBIP: Bozeman Creek Improvements 50,000$
DBIP: Wayfinding & Parking Signage 15,000$
Life-Safety Grant Program 50,000$
Fiber Infrastructure 100,000$
Fiber-Broadband Infrastructure--Grants 10,000$ 3,200$
Intersection Cable Anchor Repairs 30,000$ 1,468$ $1468 montana crane
DBA Event Stage 50,000$
Parklet 50,000$
Alternative Transportation Projects 75,000$
Total Improvements 861,000$ 131,667$
Planning
City Economic Development Specialist 33,000$
Technical Assistance Grants 50,000$
FY20 & FY21 Encumbered Funds 45,000$
Residential Incentive Program 200,000$
DBIP: Transportation Planning 25,000$
21 Encumbered- Part Two--Data, Analysis, Cost Est 91,000$
DBIP: Alley Planning 45,000$
DBIP: Bozeman Creek Planning 30,000$
DBIP: Soroptomist Park Planning 50,000$
DBIP: Code Amendments 20,000$ 1,648$
DBIP: Design Guidelines 85,000$
DBIP: Downtown Infrastructure & Public Realm 100,000$
DBIP: General Implementation 100,000$
DBIP: Employee Paid Parking Permit System 20,000$
DBIP: Wayfinding Plan & Parking Signage 10,000$
Utility and Infrastructure Improvement 250,000$
Structured Parking Feasibility Analysis 35,000$ 3,396$ 630 SS
Structured Parking Informal, Site Plan, Bids 750,000$
Professional Services Term Contract 75,000$
Streetscape Preliminary Engineering 50,000$
Total Planning 2,064,000$ 5,044$
Parking Structure
Garage Bond Payment 335,000$
Total Parking Garage Payments 335,000$ -$
Total Expenses 3,450,000$ 231,711$
Balance 1,713,648$ (231,711)$
URD Finance Report 10-21
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Downtown Area Urban Renewal District Board
FROM:Ellie Staley, Executive Director Downtown Bozeman Partnership
SUBJECT:Downtown Parking Update and Discussion
MEETING DATE:October 19, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Plan/Report/Study
RECOMMENDATION:None.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.4 Vibrant Downtown, Districts & Centers: Promote a healthy, vibrant
Downtown, Midtown, and other commercial districts and neighborhood
centers – including higher densities and intensification of use in these key
areas.
BACKGROUND:In August 2021, City of Bozeman and Parking Commission hired Walker
consulting to conduct an occupancy and movement study of the City's
downtown parking system and to collect data to inform decisions for a
future-focused parking system. At the Oct. 14 Parking Commission Walker
Consultants and City staff presented their findings and offered
recommendations for
the parking system. URD Board to discuss overall ideas and data outlined in
the Downtown Parking Plan Parking Study presented.
Staff to give update on URD Bonding/Parking working group – including
necessary ordinance changes, bonding analysis update, current site update.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None.
ALTERNATIVES:None.
FISCAL EFFECTS:None.
Attachments:
2021_Downtown_Bozeman_Parking_Study.pdf
Report compiled on: October 14, 2021
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Project #
Downtown Bozeman
Parking Study: Parking
Assessment and Next Steps
Updated September 30, 2021
Prepared for: City of Bozeman
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction & Background 1
Objectives for This Study 2
Study Area 3
Parking Inventory & Occupancy 4
Parking Inventory 5
On-Street Parking 6
Off-Street Parking 7
Parking Occupancy 7
Methodology 7
Weekday 7
Saturday 9
Overall Occupancy 9
Parking Turnover & Length of Stay 12
Methodology 13
Length of Stay 13
Weekday 14
Saturday 15
Movement Analysis 17
Weekday 17
Saturday 19
Next Steps for Consideration 22
Appendix A. Parking Supply and Occupancy 26
Appendix B. Length of Stay 49
Appendix C. Movement Analysis 59
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Executive Summary
Parking Occupancy
• There are approximately 1,702 on-street parking spaces in the Study Area (B-3 Business District).
• There are approximately 612 public off-street parking spaces in the Study Area across five facilities.
• About 56% of the parking within the Core Downtown Area is 2-Hour time-restricted parking.
• On-street parking occupancy in the Core Downtown Area peaked at 85% during the weekday afternoon,
as shown in Figure ES1, and remained at or above approximately 70% during the other observation
periods.
• Total off-street parking occupancy peaked at 89% during the weekday afternoon, with all off-street
facilities at or above 85% during that period.
Figure ES1: Weekday Afternoon Parking Occupancy Heat Map
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Length of Stay
• On average, parking length of stay was higher in the off-street facilities than on-street, length of stay for
all parking types other than unrestricted, all-day parking was under the posted two-hour limit.
• Approximately twenty vehicles were observed to exceed the posted two-hour time limit on both the
weekday and Saturday.
• The percentage of vehicles staying longer than two hours was slightly higher on Saturday than the
weekday in off-street parking facilities.
Movement Analysis
• Over 100 vehicles were observed to have parked in more than one place during the day on the weekday
and on Saturday.
• Re-parking within the B-3 zone, as shown in Figure ES2, is contributing to increased traffic congestion
Downtown and indicates that some drivers may be moving to evade enforcement of the two-hour limit
within those areas.
Figure ES2: Weekday Movement Analysis
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Key Conclusions & Next Steps for Consideration
This parking study concludes that, as of the summer of 2021, parking occupancy in the Core Downtown Area
consistently reaches, and in many areas exceeds, 85% during weekday afternoons. Also, while average lengths of
stay are within the two-hour time window for most time-limited parking, “re-parking” within the time-limited
parking areas, as shown in the movement analysis, is a frequent occurrence.
The “85% Rule” suggested in the 2016 Parking Management Plan as a benchmark for when to implement paid
parking is derived from an industry-accepted standard that identifies when a parking facility has reached its peak
operating efficiency and users of the system begin to have trouble finding parking. As a standalone metric, this
“rule” fails to account for other factors that can impact the parking system’s operations and customer experience.
These factors include such considerations as recovery of system operations and maintenance costs, influencing
parking behaviors to support community transportation, economic, and sustainability goals, and funding of future
capital investments in parking and transportation.
Because facilities operate most efficiently at different levels based on the type of user, basing decisions on an
aggregated systemwide analysis of effective capacity will cause core, high-demand facilities to be over utilized
while perimeter facilities remain empty. This contributes to traffic congestion as parkers circulate streets and
parking lots, increasing potential conflicts among vehicles and pedestrians and cyclists, as well as increasing
greenhouse gas emissions. Further, waiting until effective capacity is reached means action was taken too late
and the customer experience is already declining.
For these reasons, the City should consider implementing additional management strategies, specifically
implementation of paid parking that will further support adding needed parking supply and funding the system’s
operations and maintenance. This will support efficient and effective use of parking resources, maximizing benefit
for both the City and for all the user groups that rely on Downtown parking.
A list of potential next steps to be disused and evaluated are as follows, including but not limited to:
• Extending the “rolling rule” to all time-
limited parking within B-3 District to
minimize “re-parking”
• Evaluation of paid parking and its ability to
support the parking program or other
mobility initiatives
• Expanding the Parking Benefit Zones (PBZ)
to include the areas immediately to the
north or south of Downtown
• Evaluate parking enforcement technologies
and practices
• Increasing number of block faces that are
time limited
• Expansion of Bridger Park Garage
• Adding additional structured public parking
• Evaluate feasibility of remote parking
• Adjusting time limits for both on-street and
off-street parking to further incentivize off-
street parking over on-street parking
• Adjusting fines, penalties, and other parking
ordinances
• Formulating a curbside management plan
and strategies
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Introduction &
Background
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Introduction & Background
The City of Bozeman, and the county within which it lies, was the fastest-growing area in the State of Montana
between 2010 and 2020.1 Acting as the northern gateway to Big Sky Country and Yellowstone National Park, the
City’s population increased by more than 16,000 to 53,293 in 2020.
With this growth has come economic development, densification, and infill development in Downtown Bozeman.
With this growth, however, has come notable increases in vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the area. Activity is
high during both the day and evening, and on both weekdays and weekends, due to the convergence of multiple
land use and user group types that frequent Downtown. These increases have placed more pressure on a public
parking system that has not added significant capacity since 2009, when the City’s first and public parking
structure, the Bridger Park Garage, came online. Constructed to accommodate the addition of up to 2 decks, the
garage capacity could feasibly be increased by up to 143 spaces. The option to increase capacity through such an
addition was studied in 2019 but has not been implemented.2
To better understand parking occupancy activity Downtown, the City began using mobile license plate reader
(LPR) recognition technology. This study provides manual occupancy counts to verify those collected using the
mobile LPR, and LPR support analysis of parking length of stay and turnover within the core downtown area
where parking is time limited.
Objectives for This Study
Having an accurate and up-to-date picture of parking activity of Downtown can be instrumental in:
• Helping the City to continue to plan for growth
• Effectively managing the public parking and Downtown transportation systems.
The analysis contained herein in this study will help the City to:
• Identify and establish modifications to the existing parking management system that will enable it to
operate more efficiently within the current supply,
• Gain a better understanding of the need for new parking, including how much and when new parking
may be needed, should the City decide to move forward with expanding the public parking system.
1 Miller, Alex. “Bozeman tops 50,000 people; Gallatin County leads Montana in population growth.” Bozeman Daily Chronicle. August 12, 2021. Accessed
September 1, 2021. https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/state/bozeman-tops-50-000-people-gallatin-county-leads-montana-in-population-
growth/article_b35b5427-be32-5a19-b7ce-85b6c277e31e.html
2 ABC FOX Montana. “Possible new parking in downtown Bozeman.” May 30, 2019. Accessed September 1, 2021.
https://www.montanarightnow.com/bozeman/possible-new-parking-in-downtown-bozeman/article_99c128b2-82c0-11e9-9b98-03eb2982a7db.html
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Study Area
Figure 1 shows the Study Area for this parking study. The Study Area corresponds to the boundaries of the
Downtown B-3 Business District, as defined in the City’s Code of Ordinances.
Figure 1. Study Area Boundary
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Parking Inventory & Occupancy
Parking Inventory
Overall, there are approximately 2,314 public parking spaces within the Study Area.
Figure 2 maps on-street parking restrictions by block face and the locations of off-street public parking facilities
within the Study Area.
Figure 2. On-Street Parking Restrictions by Block Face and Off-Street Public Parking Facilities
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On-Street Parking
The City provided a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data layer that contained estimated on-street parking
inventory, sorted by restriction, for each block face in the Study Area. This inventory assumes 24 linear feet of
frontage per on-street space to determine the number of on-street spaces. Off-street parking inventories were
also contained within the GIS data but were not sorted by restriction.
During field observations, block faces where parking supply was unavailable due to construction or other reasons
noted and controlled for, as well as where parking supply existed but was not indicated or where posted
restrictions differed from the City’s data.
There are approximately 1,702 parking spaces in the Study Area. Of these, about 781 parking spaces were within
the Downtown “Core Downtown Area,” defined as the area bounded by 5th Avenue, Babcock Street, Mendenhall
Street, and Wallace Avenue. 921 parking spaces were within the remaining areas of the Study Area. These
inventories include both sides of the street for corridors on the Study Area perimeter and are comprised of full
block length faces for street segments/block faces that are not fully contained within the boundary.
Detailed on-street parking inventory, by street corridor, side of street, block face, and restriction, is provided in
Appendix A.
Figure 3 summarizes and compares on-street parking inventory by parking restriction category for the Core
Downtown Area and Remaining Study Area. For purposes of this study, some categories were aggregated. This
includes regulation categories such as 15 and 20-minute parking and overnight parking restrictions.
Figure 3. On-Street Parking Inventory
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Off-Street Parking
Off-street parking inventories for the surface lots were also contained within the City’s GIS data but were not
sorted by restriction. The capacity for the Bridger Parking Structure was obtained from the City’s parking website
and confirmed in the field.
There are 612 off-street public parking spaces within the four surface lots and one structure intended for general
public use. Figure 4 shows off-street parking inventory by facility.
Detailed off-street parking inventory, by facility, is shown in Appendix A.
Figure 4. Off-Street Parking Inventory by Facility, Core Downtown*
Parking Occupancy
Methodology
Parking occupancy surveys were conducted for the Study Area on a typical summer weekday (Thursday, August
17, 2021) and a typical summer Saturday (Saturday, August 19, 2021). On both days, one early afternoon count
and one evening occupancy count were performed. The weather for the weekday count was unseasonably cold
and rainy, and for the weekend count was cooler than average and cloudy. However, overall activity levels and
traffic volumes appeared to be unaffected by the prevailing weather on both days. Counts were performed
manually, with counts recorded separately according to restriction type for the on-street parking and by facility
for the off-street parking.
Weekday
Overall, on-street occupancy across the Study Area during the weekday was highest during the afternoon count.
The Core Downtown Area reached 660 vehicles, or 85% occupied, and the remaining study area reached 677
vehicles, or 74% occupied during this time. The overall occupancy for both areas combined was observed at
1,337 vehicles, or about 79% occupied. 2-hour parking was the highest-demand category during the weekday
afternoon, with 2-hour on-street parking in the Core Downtown Area reaching 95%.
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The weekday afternoon was observed to have the highest occupancy across
all observation periods on both the weekday and Saturday. The overall
system, including both on-street and off-street facilities, was 81% occupied
during the weekday afternoon, mapped in Figure 5. However, during this
time 2-Hour parking in the Core Downtown Area was higher than the
aggregated study area at 86%.
The overall systemwide evening occupancy for both the Core Downtown
Area and remaining study area, dropped to 64%. At this time, the Core
Downtown Area occupancy decreased to 69% in the evening while the
remaining study area decreased to 55%.
Off-street occupancy patterns correlated to those on-street, with the
highest overall occupancy observed during the weekday afternoon at 89%
occupied, with all facilities at or above 85% occupied. Total off-street
occupancy decreased to 69% occupied in the evening, though the Willson
Lots remained above 90% occupied and the Rouse Lot was 83% occupied.
Figure 5. Weekday Afternoon Occupancy Heat Map
Core Downtown
Area Weekday
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Saturday
On Saturday, on-street occupancy for the overall Study Area was
highest during the afternoon count, with the Core Downtown Area
reaching 77% occupied, with the remaining study area 59%
occupied. Combined, occupancy was observed at approximately
68% occupied. Two-hour parking during this time experienced the
highest occupation, with 2-hour on-street parking in the Core
Downtown Area reaching 95%.
Core Downtown Area occupancy decreased to 75% in the evening,
while the remaining study area stayed consistently at 59%. The
overall system evening occupancy was observed at approximately
66% occupied, however, during this time 2-Hour parking in the Core
Downtown Area remained high at 93% occupied.
Off-street occupancy patterns correlated to those on-street, with the highest total occupancy observed during
the afternoon count at 73% occupied. In the evening, overall off-street occupancy decreased to 67%, though like
the weekday, the Willson Lots and Rouse Lot remained above 90% occupied. The Bridger Park Garage reached
63% occupancy during the afternoon and 57% during the evening.
Overall Occupancy
Figure 6 through Figure 9 compare occupancy across all four observation periods.
Figure 6. Core Downtown Area On-Street Occupancy per Observation Period by Restriction Type
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Figure 7. Remaining Study Area On-Street Occupancy per Observation Period by Restriction Type
Figure 8. Total Off-Street Occupancy per Observation Period by Facility
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Figure 9. Overall Study Area Occupancy, Off-Street and On-Street
Occupancy heat maps for all observation periods along with detailed parking occupancy information, sorted by
block face and restriction for on-street parking and by facility for off-street parking, are provided in Appendix A.
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Parking Turnover &
Length of Stay
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Parking Turnover & Length of Stay
Methodology
Observations for length of stay, turnover, and movement collected within the Study Area on Thursday, August 17,
2021. and Saturday, August 19, 2021, were completed using mobile LPR technology. For the Core Downtown
Area, including all off-street parking facilities, routes were collected every two hours from 12 PM through 10 PM.
Routes were collected every four hours from 1 PM through 9 PM for the remaining on-street parking outside the
Core Downtown Area.
Length of Stay
To estimate average consecutive lengths of stay, Walker assumed a length of stay of at least one hour, per every
hour elapsed, for every instance of a license plate observation within 2-Hour parking zones (off-street and on-
street), where observations were conducted every two hours. For lengths of stay within all-day parking zones,
Walker assumed a length of stay of at least two hours, per every four hours elapsed, for every instance of a
license plate observation. For 15/20 Minute and Loading Zone Parking, Walker assumed a length of stay of at
least 7.5 minutes for each occurrence of a license plate observation, with at least an hour assumed, per every
hour elapsed, for vehicles where a license plate was observed twice or more.
These assumptions are necessary due to the inherent limitations of sampling periods. The number of vehicles
observed as having exceeded posted time limits were parked in one place for at least 121 minutes and were
present during two consecutive license plate observations and represent the number of vehicles that were certain
to have exceeded time limits. However, the actual number may be higher.
Average lengths of stay reported here represent license plates observed during consecutive periods only and
should be considered to represent the maximum possible average. For example, a license plate observed once
may have been present for any length of time between one minute and 1 hour and 59 minutes, in the case of bi-
hourly observations, or between one minute and 3 hours and 59 minutes, in the case of observations every four
hours. Detailed length of stay data, including the numbers and percentages of total vehicles observed every 2
hours (2-Hour parking zones) or 4 hours (all-day parking zones), is included in the Appendix.
It is typically desirable to see average lengths of stay shorter than the allowed time limit for time-restricted
parking. While time limits prevent long-term parkers, such as employees, from occupying convenient spaces and
reducing access for customers, one unintended consequence of time-limits is the possibility of over restricting the
time and limiting the potential for customers to visit multiple destinations during a trip. Higher-frequency parking
turnover increases the potential for additional economic activity, supporting local businesses by maximizing the
chances that some on-street parking is available for customers during high-activity times.
Also, high turnover helps ensure that convenient parking is being used by the highest number of patrons per day
and not simply being “camped on” by long-term parkers for storage or taking advantage of deficiencies in
enforcement. In a paid parking context, high turnover can also help to reduce or eliminate subsidizing costs
associated with managed parking’s operations and maintenance by the General Fund (property taxes).
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Weekday
The average length of stay on the weekday, excluding 15/20 Minute and Loading Zone parking, ranged from 1
hour and 9 minutes in the two-hour parking zones to 2 hours in the unrestricted all-day parking zones. The
average length of stay for off-street parking ranged from 1 hour and 13 minutes in the Willson Lots to 1 hour and
25 minutes in the Bridger Garage. The average length of stay across all off-street facilities was about 1 hour and
18 minutes. Average weekday lengths of stay are shown in Figure 10.
In all, as shown in Figure 11, 19 vehicles were observed exceeding the time limit (two or more consecutive
observations) within respective time-limited parking areas. Of those, four were along Main Street. The garage
was excluded as parkers in that facility can pay to stay longer than two hours, and such parkers could not be
separated from the data.
The Bridger Garage had the highest percentage of vehicles staying longer than two hours at 8.5%. However, the
Rouse Lot had the highest percentage of vehicles staying longer than 4 hours, at 1.6%. It should be noted, in the
context of this discussion, that the garage provides 2 hours of free parking which is then $1 per hour. Additionally,
monthly parking permits exempt permit holders from time limits in the permit’s assigned facility. Along Main
Street, within the Core Downtown Area, 94.4% stayed less than two hours while 5.4% stayed between 2 and 4
hours, with no observed stays longer than 4 hours. Average length of stay for 2-Hour on-street and off-street
parking are summarized and compared in Figure 12.
Figure 10. Average Weekday Consecutive Length of Stay by On-Street Restriction/Off-Street Facility
Figure 11. Weekday Number of Vehicles Exceeding Time Limit within Time-Restricted Areas (Excluding Garage)
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Figure 12. Weekday Consecutive Length of Stay by Percent, 2-Hour On-Street and Aggregated Off-Street Facilities
Saturday
The average length of stay on the Saturday, excluding 15/20 Minute and Loading Zone parking, ranged from 1
hour and 11 minutes in the two-hour parking zones to 2 hours in the unrestricted all-day parking zones. The
average length of stay for off-street parking ranged from 1 hour and 18 minutes in the Bridger Garage and Black
Lot to one hour and 24 minutes in the Rouse Lot. The average length of stay across all off-street facilities was the
same as for the weekday, about 1 hour and 18 minutes. Average Saturday lengths of stay are shown in Figure 13.
In all, as shown in Figure 14, about 20 vehicles were observed exceeding the time limit (two or more consecutive
observations) within respective time-limited parking areas, though not all vehicles violated the City’s “Rolling
Rule.3” This movement may indicate evasion of time limits by area employees, moving to avoid time limits by
customers visiting multiple destinations, or customers moving between multiple destinations because it is
perceived as more convenient or accessible than walking. Of those that did violate the rolling rule, one was along
Main Street. The Garage was excluded as parkers in that facility can pay to stay for longer than two hours, and
these paid or permitted parkers could not be identified in the data.
The Rouse Lot had the highest percentage of vehicles staying longer than two hours at 8.8%. No off-street facility
was observed to have a vehicle definitively parked consecutively for more than four hours. Along Main Street,
within the Core Downtown Area, 95.0% stayed less than two hours while 5.0% stayed between 2 and 4 hours,
with no observed stays longer than 4 hours. Average length of stay for 2-Hour on-street and off-street parking
are summarized and compared in Figure 15.
3 “In 2003, the Bozeman City Commission adopted a new law to prevent someone from moving their vehicle within the same
block or parking lot to avoid the time limit. Moving your vehicle within the same 'block face' - same side and same block of
street - to avoid the 2-hour limit, or leaving to return to the same block face or lot within 3 hours, may result in an overtime
parking fine. (Section 36.04.260 Bozeman Municipal Code)” - https://www.bozeman.net/government/parking
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Figure 13. Average Saturday Consecutive Length of Stay by On-Street Restriction or Off-Street Facility
Figure 14. Saturday Number of Vehicles Exceeding Time Limit within Time-Restricted Areas (Excluding Garage)
Figure 15. Saturday Consecutive Length of Stay by Percent, 2-Hour On-Street and Aggregated Off-Street Facilities
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Movement Analysis
While frequent turnover of parking spaces is encouraged and desirable within any managed or time-limited
parking area, vehicles that repark in the Study Area at multiple locations throughout the day effectively reduce
the actual turnover and availability of parking. Essentially, these vehicles continue to occupy space consistently
within a managed zone, reducing overall accessibility for others.
The City of Bozeman has a “rolling rule” in place, which states that vehicles are only allowed to park for one two-
hour period per day per block face. Simply re-parking in a different space on the same block does not reset the
clock, and such vehicles are subject to citation. The “rolling rule” also applies to the off-street parking facilities,
where parkers cannot simply relocate to a different space within the same facility. However, the “rolling rule”
currently does not apply to the overall Study Area, meaning that movements to different time-restricted parking
spaces on a different block face, or within a different off-street facility, are currently not prohibited.
There are other important reasons to discourage such behavior. In a dense, walkable area such as Downtown
Bozeman, the levels of pedestrian activity and circulating vehicular traffic are very high for most of the day.
Systems where people can park once reduce traffic congestion related to circulating vehicles looking for re-park
opportunities because those people walk instead of driving to reach multiple destinations. This reduction in
parking-related traffic has positive safety implications. It can reduce the number of interactions between vehicles
searching for a space, as well as with bicycles and pedestrians, and support reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions.
Additionally, people are more likely to use off-street parking if they will be parking once per day for a longer
period of time, especially if there are incentives, such as reduced cost or longer time limits, compared to on-street
options. Also, a system where people park once naturally functions as more of a shared parking system. With
shared parking, patrons and employees are not competing to park in front of or as close to their intended
destination as possible, reducing spillover parking demand’s negative effects.
For the movement analysis, a “movement” constituted a license plate that was observed at two different points,
using geolocated coordinates, occurring at least approximately a quarter to a half-block apart or more to account
for the margin of error related to GPS accuracy.
Weekday
In all, about 14 vehicles were observed to move within the time-limited on-street parking area and stay more than
two hours, with an additional four vehicles moving between time-limited and unrestricted parking for a period
exceeding two hours. Two vehicles were observed to have violated the “rolling rule” in place. Six vehicles made
more than one movement.
In all, about 107 unique movements of a quarter of a block or more were observed across the day. However, 44
of those were non-consecutive movements, such as vehicles leaving in the morning from an unrestricted block
face and returning to a different parking space in the evening. There were 51 consecutive movements involving
time-restricted parking, where at least one of the locations was time-restricted, and 26 consecutive movements
where all locations were time restricted, either off-street or on-street. Figure 16 highlights movement statistics
on the weekday, with weekday movements summarized by type in Figure 17.
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Figure 16. Key Weekday Movement Statistics
Key Movement Statistic Number of
Movements
Number of Vehicles Making Consecutive Time Restricted Movements (On Street to On Street): 14
Number of Vehicles Making Consecutive Time Restricted Movements (Surface Lot to On Street): 4
Number of Vehicles Making Consecutive On-Street Time Restricted Movements on Same Block Face: 2
Total Number of On-Street-Only Movements: 81
Total Number of Off-Street to On-Street Movements: 25
Total Number of Vehicles Making More than One Movement: 6
Total Number of Observed Movements: 107
Figure 17. Number of Weekday Observed Movements within Study Area by Type
Figure 18 maps observed parked vehicle movements within the Study Area across the weekday. This analysis is
intended to display the amount of additional traffic congestion generated by vehicles that are re-parking
throughout the day within the area.
These parkers may be trying to evade time restrictions by moving vehicles within time-limited areas or area
residents driving from their homes to one of the off-street parking facilities.
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Figure 18. All Observed Weekday Vehicle Movements
Saturday
In all, about 18 vehicles were observed to move within the time-limited on-street parking area and stay more than
two hours, with an additional four vehicles moving between time-limited and unrestricted parking for a period
greater than two hours. Four vehicles were observed to have violated the “rolling rule” in place. Five vehicles
made more than one movement.
In all, about 104 movements of a quarter of a block or more were observed across the day. However, 52 of those
were non-consecutive movements, such as vehicles leaving in the morning from an unrestricted block face and
returning to a different parking space in the evening. There were 44 consecutive movements involving time-
restricted parking, where at least one of the locations was time-restricted, and 29 consecutive movements where
all locations were time restricted, either off-street or on-street. Figure 19 highlights movement statistics on
Saturday, with Saturday movements summarized by type in Figure 20.
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Figure 19. Selected Key Saturday Movement Statistics
Key Movement Statistic Number of
Movements
Number of Vehicles Making Consecutive Time Restricted Movements (On Street to On Street): 18
Number of Vehicles Making Consecutive Time Restricted Movements (Surface Lot to On Street): 4
Number of Vehicles Making Consecutive On-Street Time Restricted Movements on Same Block Face: 4
Total Number of On-Street-Only Movements: 85
Total Number of Off-Street to On-Street Movements: 19
Total Number of Vehicles Making More than One Movement: 5
Total Number of Movements: 104
Figure 20. Number of Saturday Observed Movements within Study Area by Type
Figure 21 maps observed parked vehicle movements within the Study Area across the day on Saturday. This
analysis is intended to display the amount of additional traffic congestion generated by vehicles that are re-
parking throughout the day within the area.
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Figure 21. All Observed Saturday Vehicle Movements
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Next Steps for Consideration
The City of Bozeman’s downtown parking system has been a part of six plans and studies since 2010. Previous
studies and plans pertaining to parking in Downtown Bozeman include:
• Downtown Bozeman Parking Study (Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, 2012)
• Downtown Bozeman Parking Study (Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, 2014)
• Downtown Strategic Parking Management Plan (Rick Williams Consulting, 2017)
• City of Bozeman Parking Study (Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, 2017)
• Bridger Park Garage Expansion Study (DCI Engineers, 2019)
• Downtown Bozeman Structured Parking – Feasibility Study (Sanderson Stewart, 2019)
One of the consistent themes from the previous studies is that parking occupancy within the Core Downtown
Area, as defined in this document, and in the off-street facilities, has been high for many years and has steadily
trended towards being effectively full during peak times. One of the Guiding Principles of the Strategic Parking
Management Plan uses an “85% Rule” as a parking occupancy standard to inform and guide decision-making.
The “85% Rule” suggested in the 2016 Parking Management Plan states, “When the parking supply is routinely
occupied at 85% or greater during peak periods, more intensive and aggressive management strategies are called
for to assist priority customers in finding available parking. This ‘85% Rule’ will inform decisions regarding time
stays, enforcement, and other issues related to capacity management.” While this “rule” is derived from an
industry-accepted standard, known as Effective Capacity, when considered on its own it fails to account for other
factors that can and will have a significant impact on the parking system’s operations and customer experience.
Effective capacity is defined as the level of occupation at which customers struggle to find available parking
spaces within a facility. Because facilities operate at different levels, basing decisions on an aggregated
systemwide analysis of effective capacity will cause core, high-demand facilities to be over utilized while
perimeter facilities remain empty. This contributes to traffic congestion as parkers circulate streets and parking
lots, increasing potential conflicts among
vehicles and pedestrians and cyclists, as
well as increasing greenhouse gas
emissions. Further, waiting until effective
capacity is reached means action was
taken too late and the customer
experience is already declining. Enhanced
parking management strategies, whether
related to adjusting time limits,
enforcement, or pricing, require planning,
community education, technology
procurement, staff training, and other
implementation considerations should be
undertaken before a problem arises.
When considered on its own, the “85%
Rule” fails to account for other factors
that can and will have a significant
impact on the parking system’s
operations and customer experience.
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Proactive parking management can significantly improve the parking experience and contribute to a more
positive Downtown experience for employees, customers, and visitors relative to reactive management. A parking
system managed proactively looks at not only the existing parking environment, but considers the community’s
master planning activities, transportation trends, and projected growth and distribution of population and
employment. No single benchmark, considered on its without additional context, represents a best practice. For
example, parking at a multi-family residential development may routinely exceed 95% occupied, but because
residents exhibit habitual parking patterns, parking in the same spaces at the same time of day, the experience is
not perceived negatively by the system users. Alternatively, it would not be uncommon for a medical center that
experiences a high degree of irregular visitors, who are generally not familiar with the campus or its parking
facilities, to received complaints of lack of parking availability when the system reaches 75% to 80% occupied.
Pricing may also be considered for reasons beyond demand management, particularly in areas with lower price
sensitivity. Managed parking systems generate costs related to their ongoing operations and maintenance, and
for future investments in capital projects to support a growing district’s transportation needs. Options for funding
these activities include one or a combination of strategies such as taking on debt through conventional financing
or issuance of bonds, by creating a parking tax district, allowing for parking payment in lieu of new developments,
operating as part of a parking authority or enterprise fund, or charging user fees. User fees, or paid parking, can
reduce or eliminate subsidizing Downtown parking management with citywide property tax revenue from the
General Fund and instead having those that utilize and benefit from it the most provide for its financial burden.
This parking study concludes that, as of 2021, parking occupancy in the Core Downtown Area consistently
reaches, and in many areas exceeds, 85% during weekday afternoons. Also, while average lengths of stay appear
to be well within the two-hour time window for most time-limited parking, “re-parking” of vehicles within the
time-limited parking areas, as shown in the movement analysis, is a frequent occurrence. For these reasons, the
City should consider implementing active management strategies, specifically implementation of paid parking.
Parking user fees will not only support management of the existing system’s operations and maintenance but
provide potential reinvestment in the B-3 District’s future transportation needs. This will support efficient and
effective use of parking resources, maximizing benefit for both the City and for all the user groups that rely on
Downtown parking.
A list of potential next steps to be disused and evaluated are as follows, including but not limited to:
• Extending the “rolling rule” to all time-
limited parking within B-3 District to
minimize “re-parking”
• Evaluation of paid parking and its ability to
support the parking program or other
mobility initiatives
• Expanding the Parking Benefit Zones (PBZ)
to include the areas immediately to the
north or south of Downtown
• Evaluate parking enforcement technologies
and practices
• Increasing number of block faces that are
time limited
• Expansion of Bridger Park Garage
• Adding additional structured public parking
• Evaluate feasibility of remote parking
• Adjusting time limits for both on-street and
off-street parking to further incentivize off-
street parking over on-street parking
• Adjusting fines, penalties, and other parking
ordinances
• Formulating a curbside management plan
and strategies
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Appendix A. Parking Supply and Occupancy
On-Street Parking Inventory
Figure 22. Parking Inventory by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Streets)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone
Grand to Willson 9 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Willson to Tracy - 8 - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 8 - - - - 14
Tracy to Black 9 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
3rd to Grand 6 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Grand to Willson 8 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
Willson to Tracy 9 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Tracy to Black 9 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 21 - - - - - 21
Black to Bozeman 10 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 21 - - - - - 21
3rd to Grand 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Grand to Willson 8 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Willson to Tracy 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 22 - - - - - 22
Tracy to Black 11 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 19 - - - - - 19
Black to Bozeman 9 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
Bozeman to Montana 9 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Montana to Rouse - 8 - - - - 9 - - - - - 9 8 - - - - 17
Rouse to Church 8 - - - - - - 1 - - - - 8 1 - - - - 9
Church to Wallace 11 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 23 - - - - - 23
5th to 3rd - 23 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 39 - - - - 39
3rd to Grand - 5 2 - - - - 6 - - - - - 11 2 - - - 13
Grand to Willson - 2 3 - - - - 6 - - - - - 8 3 - - - 11
Willson to Tracy - - 7 - 1 - - - 8 - - - - - 15 - 1 - 16
Tracy to Black - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Black to Bozeman - - 7 - 1 - - - 8 - - - - - 15 - 1 - 16
Bozeman to Rouse - - 9 - 1 4 - - 12 - - - - - 21 - 1 4 26
Rouse to Church - 7 - 5 - - - 9 - - - - - 16 - 5 - - 21
Church to Wallace - 13 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 21 - - - - 21
Wallace to Broadway 21 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 37 - - - - - 37
5th to 3rd - - 14 - 1 - - - 20 - - 2 - - 34 - 1 2 37
3rd to Grand - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Grand to Willson - - 8 - 1 - - - 6 - - - - - 14 - 1 - 15
Willson to Tracy - - 10 1 - - - - 11 - - - - - 21 1 - - 22
Tracy to Black - - 10 - 1 - - - 12 1 - - - - 22 1 1 - 24
Black to Bozeman - - 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 22 - - - 22
Bozeman to Rouse - - 17 - 1 1 - - 18 - 1 - - - 35 - 2 1 38
Rouse to Church - - 11 - 1 - - - 11 - - - - - 22 - 1 - 23
Church to Wallace - 6 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 15 - - - - 15
Wallace to Broadway - 8 10 - - - - 16 - - - - - 24 10 - - - 34
5th to 4th - 7 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 18 - - - - 18
4th to 3rd - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 9 - - - - 9
3rd to Grand - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - 11
Grand to Willson - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 12 - - - 12
Willson to Tracy - - 4 - - 1 - - 5 - 1 2 - - 9 - 1 3 13
Tracy to Black - - - 5 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 16 - - 16
Black to Bozeman - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Bozeman to Rouse - 9 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 21 - - - - 21
Rouse to Church - 9 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 19 - - - - 19
Church to Wallace - 9 - - - - - 7 - - 1 - - 16 - - 1 - 17
4th to 3rd 4 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
3rd to Grand 8 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Grand to Willson - 8 - - - 1 - 7 - - - - - 15 - - - 1 16
Willson to Tracy - 6 - - 1 - - 9 - - - - - 15 - - 1 - 16
Tracy to Black - 6 - - - - - 2 5 - - - - 8 5 - - - 13
Black to Bozeman - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Church to Wallace 12 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 23 - - - - - 23
Curtiss Street Church to Wallace 12 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 24 - - - - - 24
- 93 127 11 8 6 - 119 136 12 3 4 - 212 263 23 11 10 519
192 47 10 - 1 1 192 40 5 - - - 384 87 15 - 1 1 488
192 140 137 11 9 7 192 159 141 12 3 4 384 299 278 23 12 11 1,007
Total (All)
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Both Sides
Main Street
Supply
Mendenhall Street
South
Olive Street
North
Villard Street
Beall Street
Lamme Street
Babcock Street
Corridor Corridor Segment
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On-Street Parking Occupancy (Numbers)
The peak observation period is highlighted in yellow.
Figure 23. Weekday Afternoon Parking Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Streets)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone
Grand to Willson 7 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 12
Willson to Tracy - 7 - - - - 5 - - - - - 5 7 - - - - 12
Tracy to Black 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
3rd to Grand 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Grand to Willson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Willson to Tracy 11 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 21 - - - - - 21
Tracy to Black 9 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 21 - - - - - 21
Black to Bozeman 9 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
3rd to Grand 9 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Grand to Willson 10 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Willson to Tracy 13 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 24 - - - - - 24
Tracy to Black 12 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 24 - - - - - 24
Black to Bozeman 9 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 20 - - - - - 20
Bozeman to Montana 7 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
Montana to Rouse - 6 - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 6 - - - - 14
Rouse to Church 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2
Church to Wallace 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
5th to 3rd - 19 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 28 - - - - 28
3rd to Grand - 6 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 13 - - - - 13
Grand to Willson - 2 2 - - - - 7 - - - - - 9 2 - - - 11
Willson to Tracy - - 8 - 1 - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - 1 - 17
Tracy to Black - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Black to Bozeman - - 7 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Bozeman to Rouse - - 9 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 19 - - - 19
Rouse to Church - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 12 - - - - 12
Church to Wallace - 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Wallace to Broadway 14 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 21 - - - - - 21
5th to 3rd - - 10 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 18 - - - 18
3rd to Grand - - 7 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 13 - - - 13
Grand to Willson - - 8 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 14 - - - 14
Willson to Tracy - - 12 - - - - - 15 - - - - - 27 - - - 27
Tracy to Black - - 9 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 21 - - - 21
Black to Bozeman - - 10 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 23 - - - 23
Bozeman to Rouse - - 18 - - - - - 15 - - - - - 33 - - - 33
Rouse to Church - - 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 22 - - - 22
Church to Wallace - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 10 - - - - 10
Wallace to Broadway - 4 5 - - - - 7 - - - - - 11 5 - - - 16
5th to 4th - 4 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 7 - - - - 7
4th to 3rd - 4 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 7 - - - - 7
3rd to Grand - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Grand to Willson - - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 12 - - - 12
Willson to Tracy - - 4 - - 1 - - 6 - 1 - - - 10 - 1 1 12
Tracy to Black - - - 6 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 14 - - 14
Black to Bozeman - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - 12 - - - - 12
Bozeman to Rouse - 9 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 20 - - - - 20
Rouse to Church - 8 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 17 - - - - 17
Church to Wallace - 8 - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - 13 - - 1 - 14
4th to 3rd 4 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
3rd to Grand 7 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
Grand to Willson - 6 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Willson to Tracy - 6 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Tracy to Black - 6 - - - - - 2 3 - - - - 8 3 - - - 11
Black to Bozeman - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 10 - - - - 10
Church to Wallace - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Curtiss Street Church to Wallace 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
- 76 120 6 1 1 - 94 126 8 2 - - 170 246 14 3 1 434
134 39 5 - - - 139 31 3 - - - 273 70 8 - - - 351
134 115 125 6 1 1 139 125 129 8 2 - 273 240 254 14 3 1 785
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Mendenhall Street
Main Street
Babcock Street
Olive Street
Total (Core Area)
Corridor Corridor Segment
Villard Street
Beall Street
Lamme Street
Weekday Afternoon Demand
North South Both Sides
Total (All)
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Figure 24. Weekday Evening Parking Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Streets)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone
Grand to Willson 3 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Willson to Tracy - 4 - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 4 - - - - 6
Tracy to Black 6 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
3rd to Grand 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Grand to Willson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Willson to Tracy 8 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 15 - - - - - 15
Tracy to Black 4 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
Black to Bozeman 9 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
3rd to Grand 7 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
Grand to Willson 7 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
Willson to Tracy 11 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 23 - - - - - 23
Tracy to Black 9 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 19 - - - - - 19
Black to Bozeman 8 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
Bozeman to Montana 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Montana to Rouse - 3 - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 3 - - - - 6
Rouse to Church 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
Church to Wallace 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
5th to 3rd - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - 6
3rd to Grand - 5 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 9 - - - - 9
Grand to Willson - 3 3 - - - - 6 - - - - - 9 3 - - - 12
Willson to Tracy - - 9 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 14 - - - 14
Tracy to Black - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Black to Bozeman - - 7 - 1 - - - 8 - - - - - 15 - 1 - 16
Bozeman to Rouse - - 11 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 21 - - - 21
Rouse to Church - 3 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - 7
Church to Wallace - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 13 - - - - 13
Wallace to Broadway 15 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
5th to 3rd - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 2
3rd to Grand - - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 8 - - - 8
Grand to Willson - - 8 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 15 - - - 15
Willson to Tracy - - 11 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 19 - - - 19
Tracy to Black - - 9 - - - - - 7 1 - - - - 16 1 - - 17
Black to Bozeman - - 12 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 24 - - - 24
Bozeman to Rouse - - 21 - - - - - 20 - 1 - - - 41 - 1 - 42
Rouse to Church - - 9 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 21 - - - 21
Church to Wallace - 5 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 9 - - - - 9
Wallace to Broadway - 8 10 - - - - 3 - - - - - 11 10 - - - 21
5th to 4th - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - 3
4th to 3rd - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - 5
3rd to Grand - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Grand to Willson - - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - 7
Willson to Tracy - - 3 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 10 - - - 10
Tracy to Black - - - 4 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 6 - - 6
Black to Bozeman - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - 6
Bozeman to Rouse - 7 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 13 - - - - 13
Rouse to Church - 4 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 9 - - - - 9
Church to Wallace - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - - - - 16
4th to 3rd 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
3rd to Grand 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Grand to Willson - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Willson to Tracy - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 11 - - - - 11
Tracy to Black - 4 - - - - - - 2 - - - - 4 2 - - - 6
Black to Bozeman - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Church to Wallace 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Curtiss Street Church to Wallace 3 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 10
- 52 110 4 1 - - 54 106 3 1 - - 106 216 7 2 - 331
108 29 10 - - - 104 14 2 - - - 212 43 12 - - - 267
108 81 120 4 1 - 104 68 108 3 1 - 212 149 228 7 2 - 598
Babcock Street
Olive Street
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Villard Street
Beall Street
Lamme Street
Mendenhall Street
Main Street
Weekday Evening Demand
North South Both Sides
Total (All)Corridor Corridor Segment
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Figure 25. Saturday Afternoon Parking Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Streets)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone
Grand to Willson 4 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Willson to Tracy - 5 - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 5 - - - - 9
Tracy to Black 5 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 10
3rd to Grand 1 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Grand to Willson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Willson to Tracy 10 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
Tracy to Black 6 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Black to Bozeman 7 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
3rd to Grand 6 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
Grand to Willson 9 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Willson to Tracy 7 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 20 - - - - - 20
Tracy to Black 12 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 25 - - - - - 25
Black to Bozeman 8 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
Bozeman to Montana 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Montana to Rouse - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 2 - - - - 4
Rouse to Church - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Church to Wallace 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2
5th to 3rd - 8 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 12 - - - - 12
3rd to Grand - 5 2 - - - - 6 - - - - - 11 2 - - - 13
Grand to Willson - 2 2 - - - - 6 - - - - - 8 2 - - - 10
Willson to Tracy - - 8 - 1 - - - 6 - - - - - 14 - 1 - 15
Tracy to Black - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Black to Bozeman - - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 11 - - - 11
Bozeman to Rouse - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Rouse to Church - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 11 - - - - 11
Church to Wallace - 6 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 13 - - - - 13
Wallace to Broadway 7 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
5th to 3rd - - 9 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 18 - - - 18
3rd to Grand - - 8 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 12 - - - 12
Grand to Willson - - 10 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 17 - - - 17
Willson to Tracy - - 14 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 27 - - - 27
Tracy to Black - - 10 - 1 - - - 14 1 - - - - 24 1 1 - 26
Black to Bozeman - - 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 22 - - - 22
Bozeman to Rouse - - 19 - - - - - 23 - - - - - 42 - - - 42
Rouse to Church - - 10 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 19 - - - 19
Church to Wallace - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Wallace to Broadway - 3 4 - - - - 7 - - - - - 10 4 - - - 14
5th to 4th - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
4th to 3rd - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
3rd to Grand - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - 11
Grand to Willson - - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 12 - - - 12
Willson to Tracy - - 6 - - - - - 6 - 1 - - - 12 - 1 - 13
Tracy to Black - - - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 11 - - 11
Black to Bozeman - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Bozeman to Rouse - 10 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 17 - - - - 17
Rouse to Church - 6 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Church to Wallace - 7 - - - - - 8 - - 1 - - 15 - - 1 - 16
4th to 3rd - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
3rd to Grand 7 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Grand to Willson - 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 15 - - - - 15
Willson to Tracy - 6 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Tracy to Black - 6 - - - - - 3 2 - - - - 9 2 - - - 11
Black to Bozeman - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 11 - - - - 11
Church to Wallace 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Curtiss Street Church to Wallace - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
- 52 126 5 2 - - 78 124 7 2 - - 130 250 12 4 - 396
95 34 4 - - - 108 32 2 - - - 203 66 6 - - - 275
95 86 130 5 2 - 108 110 126 7 2 - 203 196 256 12 4 - 671
Corridor Corridor Segment
Villard Street
Beall Street
Lamme Street
Mendenhall Street
Main Street
Babcock Street
Olive Street
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Saturday Afternoon Demand
North South Both Sides
Total (All)
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Figure 26. Saturday Evening Parking Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Streets)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 M inute ADA Loading Zone
Grand to Willson 4 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Willson to Tracy - 5 - - - - 5 - - - - - 5 5 - - - - 10
Tracy to Black 7 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 12
3rd to Grand 1 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Grand to Willson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Willson to Tracy 11 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
Tracy to Black 8 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 21 - - - - - 21
Black to Bozeman 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 12
3rd to Grand 7 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
Grand to Willson 9 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Willson to Tracy 7 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 19 - - - - - 19
Tracy to Black 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 22 - - - - - 22
Black to Bozeman 7 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Bozeman to Montana 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Montana to Rouse - 2 - - - - 5 - - - - - 5 2 - - - - 7
Rouse to Church 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Church to Wallace 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
5th to 3rd - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - 5
3rd to Grand - 3 3 - - - - 5 - - - - - 8 3 - - - 11
Grand to Willson - 2 3 - - - - 5 - - - - - 7 3 - - - 10
Willson to Tracy - - 8 - 1 - - - 5 - - - - - 13 - 1 - 14
Tracy to Black - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Black to Bozeman - - 7 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Bozeman to Rouse - - 12 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 23 - - - 23
Rouse to Church - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 11 - - - - 11
Church to Wallace - 10 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Wallace to Broadway 9 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
5th to 3rd - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 8 - - - 8
3rd to Grand - - 7 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 13 - - - 13
Grand to Willson - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 13 - - - 13
Willson to Tracy - - 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 22 - - - 22
Tracy to Black - - 12 - 1 - - - 12 - - - - - 24 - 1 - 25
Black to Bozeman - - 12 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 24 - - - 24
Bozeman to Rouse - - 18 - 1 - - - 21 - - - - - 39 - 1 - 40
Rouse to Church - - 9 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 20 - - - 20
Church to Wallace - 5 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 10 - - - - 10
Wallace to Broadway - - 17 - - - - 9 - - - - - 9 17 - - - 26
5th to 4th - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
4th to 3rd - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
3rd to Grand - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - 11
Grand to Willson - - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 12 - - - 12
Willson to Tracy - - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 11 - - - 11
Tracy to Black - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - 5
Black to Bozeman - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 10 - - - - 10
Bozeman to Rouse - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 13 - - - - 13
Rouse to Church - 6 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 13 - - - - 13
Church to Wallace - 9 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 17 - - - - 17
4th to 3rd 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
3rd to Grand 9 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Grand to Willson - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Willson to Tracy - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Tracy to Black - 1 - - - - - - 3 - - - - 1 3 - - - 4
Black to Bozeman - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Church to Wallace 1 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Curtiss Street Church to Wallace - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
- 52 123 5 3 - - 71 121 - - - - 123 244 5 3 - 375
103 15 17 - - - 127 19 3 - - - 230 34 20 - - - 284
103 67 140 5 3 - 127 90 124 - - - 230 157 264 5 3 - 659
Corridor Corridor Segment
Villard Street
Beall Street
Lamme Street
Mendenhall Street
Main Street
Babcock Street
Olive Street
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Saturday Evening Demand
North South Both Sides
Total (All)
48
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Figure 27. Parking Inventory by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Avenues)
Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone
Mendenhall to Main - 3 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 11 - - - - 11
Main to Babcock - 4 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 9 - - - - 9
4th Avenue Babcock to Olive 11 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 20 - - - - - 20
Beall to Lamme 5 - - - 1 - 5 - - - - - 10 - - - 1 - 11
Lamme to Mendenhall 9 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
Mendelhall to Main - - 6 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 14 - - - 14
Main to Babcock - 7 - - 1 - - 8 - - - - - 15 - - 1 - 16
Villard to Beall - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
Mendenhall to Main - - 7 - - - - 3 4 - 2 - - 3 11 - 2 - 16
Main to Babcock - - 7 - - 2 - 3 4 - - - - 3 11 - - 2 16
Babcock to Olive 6 - - - 1 2 9 - - - - 2 15 - - - 1 4 20
Villard to Beall 9 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 18 - - - - - 18
Beall to Lamme - 6 - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 6 - - - - 8
Lamme to Mendenhall - 7 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 16 - - - - 16
Mendenhall to Main - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - 8
Main to Babcock - - 6 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 17 - - - 17
Babcock to Olive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Olive to Curtiss 9 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 19 - - - - - 19
Villard to Beall - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 4
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9 - - - - 9
Mendenhall to Main - - 10 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 14 - - - 14
Main to Babcock - - 7 - 1 - - - 8 - - - - - 15 - 1 - 16
Babcock to Olive - 3 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 12 - - - - 12
Olive to Curtiss 9 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 15 - - - - - 15
Villard to Beall 10 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 20 - - - - - 20
Beall to Lamme 4 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Lamme to Mendenhall - 6 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 15 - - - - 15
Mendenhall to Main - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Main to Babcock - - 7 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 13 - - - 13
Babcock to Olive - 8 - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - 13 - - 1 - 14
Olive to Curtiss - - - - - - 7 - - - - 1 7 - - - - 1 8
Beall to Lamme 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Lamme to Mendenhall 8 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Mendenhall to Main - - 8 - 1 - - - 10 - - - - - 18 - 1 - 19
Main to Babcock - - 6 - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 11 - - 5 16
Babcock to Olive 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Olive to Curtiss 12 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 21 - - - - - 21
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - 12 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - 12 18
Mendenhall to Main - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - 7
Main to Babcock - 3 4 - - - - 4 4 - - - - 7 8 - - - 15
Babcock to Olive 7 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Lamme to Mendenhall 11 - - - - - - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
Mendenhall to Main - 7 - - - - - - 8 - - - - 7 8 - - - 15
Main to Babcock - 5 - - - - - 4 4 - - - - 9 4 - - - 13
Babcock to Olive 9 - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Lamme to Mendenhall 9 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Mendenhall to Main - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 11 - - - - 11
Main to Babcock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Babcock to Olive 12 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 23 - - - - - 23
Olive to Curtiss 12 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 22 - - - - - 22
Broadway Avenue Mendenhall to Main 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2
- 33 83 - 3 2 - 42 92 - 2 5 - 75 175 - 5 7 262
164 30 - - 2 14 174 44 - - 2 3 338 74 - - 4 17 433
164 63 83 - 5 16 174 86 92 - 4 8 338 149 175 - 9 24 695
Both Sides
Total (All)
Supply
Corridor Corridor Segment
WestEast
Bozeman Avenue
Rouse Avenue
Church Avenue
5th Avenue
3rd Avenue
Grand Avenue
Tracy Avenue
Willson Avenue
Black Avenue
Wallace Avenue
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
49
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Figure 28. Weekday Afternoon Parking Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Avenues)
Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone
Mendenhall to Main - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - 6
Main to Babcock - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
4th Avenue Babcock to Olive 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Beall to Lamme 5 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Lamme to Mendenhall 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Mendelhall to Main - - 7 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 12 - - - 12
Main to Babcock - 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Villard to Beall - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Mendenhall to Main - - 10 - - - - 2 5 - - - - 2 15 - - - 17
Main to Babcock - - 6 - - - - 3 4 - - - - 3 10 - - - 13
Babcock to Olive 5 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
Villard to Beall 5 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Beall to Lamme - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - 6
Lamme to Mendenhall - 5 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 15 - - - - 15
Mendenhall to Main - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9 - - - 9
Main to Babcock - - 7 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 18 - - - 18
Babcock to Olive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Olive to Curtiss 9 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Villard to Beall - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - 4
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - 4
Mendenhall to Main - - 9 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 14 - - - 14
Main to Babcock - - 6 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 15 - - - 15
Babcock to Olive - 3 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 10 - - - - 10
Olive to Curtiss 10 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 20 - - - - - 20
Villard to Beall 9 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Beall to Lamme 3 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Lamme to Mendenhall - 7 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 16 - - - - 16
Mendenhall to Main - - 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 15 - - - 15
Main to Babcock - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 13 - - - 13
Babcock to Olive - 10 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 16 - - - - 16
Olive to Curtiss - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Beall to Lamme 3 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Lamme to Mendenhall 7 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
Mendenhall to Main - - 8 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 17 - - - 17
Main to Babcock - - 8 - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - 14 - - 1 15
Babcock to Olive 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Olive to Curtiss 9 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Mendenhall to Main - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - 4
Main to Babcock - 3 3 - - - - 4 4 - - - - 7 7 - - - 14
Babcock to Olive 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Lamme to Mendenhall 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Mendenhall to Main - 7 - - - - - - 6 - - - - 7 6 - - - 13
Main to Babcock - 8 - - - - - 3 3 - - - - 11 3 - - - 14
Babcock to Olive 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Lamme to Mendenhall 4 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 12
Mendenhall to Main - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Main to Babcock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Babcock to Olive 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Olive to Curtiss 7 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Broadway Avenue Mendenhall to Main 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
- 27 83 - - - - 26 89 - - 1 - 53 172 - - 1 226
116 31 - - - - 139 40 - - - - 255 71 - - - - 326
116 58 83 - - - 139 66 89 - - 1 255 124 172 - - 1 552
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Bozeman Avenue
Rouse Avenue
Church Avenue
Wallace Avenue
Total (Core Area)
3rd Avenue
Grand Avenue
Willson Avenue
Tracy Avenue
Black Avenue
Corridor Corridor Segment
5th Avenue
Weekday Afternoon Demand
East West Both Sides
Total (All)
50
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Figure 29. Weekday Evening Parking Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Avenues)
Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone
Mendenhall to Main - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Main to Babcock - 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 3 - - - - 3
4th Avenue Babcock to Olive 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Beall to Lamme 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Lamme to Mendenhall 5 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Mendelhall to Main - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - 3
Main to Babcock - 5 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 6 - - - - 6
Villard to Beall - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Mendenhall to Main - - 7 - - - - 3 5 - - - - 3 12 - - - 15
Main to Babcock - - 5 - - - - 2 3 - - - - 2 8 - - - 10
Babcock to Olive 3 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Villard to Beall 5 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 10
Beall to Lamme - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - 4
Lamme to Mendenhall - 5 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Mendenhall to Main - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9 - - - 9
Main to Babcock - - 7 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Babcock to Olive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Olive to Curtiss 7 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
Villard to Beall - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Mendenhall to Main - - 9 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 15 - - - 15
Main to Babcock - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Babcock to Olive - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - 7
Olive to Curtiss 3 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Villard to Beall 6 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
Beall to Lamme 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Lamme to Mendenhall - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 12 - - - - 12
Mendenhall to Main - - 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 15 - - - 15
Main to Babcock - - 5 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 11 - - - 11
Babcock to Olive - 5 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 10 - - - - 10
Olive to Curtiss - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Beall to Lamme 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Lamme to Mendenhall 6 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
Mendenhall to Main - - 8 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 18 - - - 18
Main to Babcock - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 13 - - - 13
Babcock to Olive 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Olive to Curtiss 9 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - 6 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - 6 10
Mendenhall to Main - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - 4
Main to Babcock - 2 5 - - - - 3 7 - - - - 5 12 - - - 17
Babcock to Olive - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2
Lamme to Mendenhall 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Mendenhall to Main - 7 - - - - - - 6 - - - - 7 6 - - - 13
Main to Babcock - 5 - - - - - 3 4 - - - - 8 4 - - - 12
Babcock to Olive 9 - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Lamme to Mendenhall 6 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Mendenhall to Main - 4 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 9 - - - - 9
Main to Babcock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Babcock to Olive 6 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Olive to Curtiss 7 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 12
Broadway Avenue Mendenhall to Main 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2
- 26 74 - - - - 18 88 - - - - 44 162 - - - 206
92 19 - - - 6 94 31 - - - - 186 50 - - - 6 242
92 45 74 - - 6 94 49 88 - - - 186 94 162 - - 6 448
Church Avenue
Wallace Avenue
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Willson Avenue
Tracy Avenue
Black Avenue
Bozeman Avenue
Rouse Avenue
Corridor Corridor Segment
5th Avenue
3rd Avenue
Grand Avenue
Weekday Evening Demand
East West Both Sides
Total (All)
51
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Figure 30. Saturday Afternoon Parking Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Avenues)
Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone
Mendenhall to Main - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Main to Babcock - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - 3
4th Avenue Babcock to Olive 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Beall to Lamme 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
Lamme to Mendenhall 8 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
Mendelhall to Main - - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 10 - - - 10
Main to Babcock - 2 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 8 - - - - 8
Villard to Beall - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Mendenhall to Main - - 8 - - - - 4 4 - - - - 4 12 - - - 16
Main to Babcock - - 7 - - - - 3 5 - - - - 3 12 - - - 15
Babcock to Olive 6 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
Villard to Beall 7 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 15 - - - - - 15
Beall to Lamme - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - 6
Lamme to Mendenhall - 5 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 15 - - - - 15
Mendenhall to Main - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - 8
Main to Babcock - - 5 - - - - - 11 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Babcock to Olive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Olive to Curtiss 7 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Villard to Beall - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - 3
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - 4
Mendenhall to Main - - 9 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 15 - - - 15
Main to Babcock - - 6 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 15 - - - 15
Babcock to Olive - 3 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 12 - - - - 12
Olive to Curtiss 9 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
Villard to Beall 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 12
Beall to Lamme 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Lamme to Mendenhall - 5 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Mendenhall to Main - - 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 14 - - - 14
Main to Babcock - - 8 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 14 - - - 14
Babcock to Olive - 9 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Olive to Curtiss - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Beall to Lamme 3 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7
Lamme to Mendenhall 5 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Mendenhall to Main - - 6 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Main to Babcock - - 7 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 12 - - - 12
Babcock to Olive 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Olive to Curtiss 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Mendenhall to Main - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 5
Main to Babcock - 3 3 - - - - 2 3 - - - - 5 6 - - - 11
Babcock to Olive 7 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Lamme to Mendenhall 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
Mendenhall to Main - 6 - - - - - - 6 - - - - 6 6 - - - 12
Main to Babcock - 9 - - - - - 4 4 - - - - 13 4 - - - 17
Babcock to Olive 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
Mendenhall to Main - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Main to Babcock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Babcock to Olive 1 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Olive to Curtiss 1 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Broadway Avenue Mendenhall to Main 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2
- 23 75 - - - - 21 90 - - - - 44 165 - - - 209
90 28 - - - - 113 39 - - 1 - 203 67 - - 1 - 271
90 51 75 - - - 113 60 90 - 1 - 203 111 165 - 1 - 480
Wallace Avenue
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Tracy Avenue
Black Avenue
Bozeman Avenue
Rouse Avenue
Church Avenue
Corridor Segment
5th Avenue
3rd Avenue
Grand Avenue
Willson Avenue
Corridor Total (All)
Saturday Afternoon Demand
West Both SidesEast
52
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Figure 31. Saturday Evening Parking Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Avenues)
Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15 Minute ADA Loading
Zone Unrestricted No
Overnight 2 Hour 15/20
Minute ADA Loading
Zone
Mendenhall to Main - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Main to Babcock - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
4th Avenue Babcock to Olive 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Beall to Lamme 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Lamme to Mendenhall 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Mendelhall to Main - - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - 5
Main to Babcock - 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 4 - - - - 4
Villard to Beall - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9
Mendenhall to Main - - 8 - - - - 2 4 - - - - 2 12 - - - 14
Main to Babcock - - 4 - - - - 3 3 - - - - 3 7 - - - 10
Babcock to Olive 6 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Villard to Beall 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Beall to Lamme - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - 5
Lamme to Mendenhall - 5 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 14 - - - - 14
Mendenhall to Main - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 10 - - - 10
Main to Babcock - - 7 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 19 - - - 19
Babcock to Olive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Olive to Curtiss 7 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 10
Villard to Beall - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
Beall to Lamme - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - 4
Mendenhall to Main - - 10 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 13 - - - 13
Main to Babcock - - 7 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Babcock to Olive - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 7 - - - - 7
Olive to Curtiss 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Villard to Beall 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 13 - - - - - 13
Beall to Lamme 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Lamme to Mendenhall - 4 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 12 - - - - 12
Mendenhall to Main - - 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - - 16 - - - 16
Main to Babcock - - 7 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 12 - - - 12
Babcock to Olive - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 13 - - - - 13
Olive to Curtiss - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4
Beall to Lamme 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Lamme to Mendenhall 3 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Mendenhall to Main - - 8 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 17 - - - 17
Main to Babcock - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 13 - - - 13
Babcock to Olive 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Olive to Curtiss 7 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
Lamme to Mendenhall - - - - - 7 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - 7 11
Mendenhall to Main - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 5
Main to Babcock - 3 3 - - - - 3 4 - - - - 6 7 - - - 13
Babcock to Olive 6 - - - - - 10 - - - - - 16 - - - - - 16
Lamme to Mendenhall 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
Mendenhall to Main - 8 - - - - - - 8 - - - - 8 8 - - - 16
Main to Babcock - 8 - - - - - 4 4 - - - - 12 4 - - - 16
Babcock to Olive 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Lamme to Mendenhall 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5
Mendenhall to Main - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 9 - - - - 9
Main to Babcock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Babcock to Olive 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3
Olive to Curtiss - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2
Broadway Avenue Mendenhall to Main - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- 27 77 - - - - 19 87 - - - - 46 164 - - - 210
89 24 - - - 7 105 33 - - - - 194 57 - - - 7 258
89 51 77 - - 7 105 52 87 - - - 194 103 164 - - 7 468
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Black Avenue
Bozeman Avenue
Rouse Avenue
Church Avenue
Wallace Avenue
5th Avenue
3rd Avenue
Grand Avenue
Willson Avenue
Tracy Avenue
Corridor Corridor Segment
Saturday Evening Demand
East West Both Sides
Total (All)
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On-Street Parking Occupancy (Percentages)
Note: City-provided on-street inventory figures were estimated by assuming 24 linear feet of parkable curb frontage per space. Actual occupancy figures that exceed 100% reflect the occurrence of vehicles using less than 24 linear feet of space to park,
resulting in more vehicles than estimated accessing a given length of curb. The peak observation period is highlighted in yellow.
Figure 32. Weekday Afternoon Parking Percent Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Streets)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone
Grand to Willson 78%63%71%71%
Willson to Tracy 88%83%83%88%86%
Tracy to Black 56%67%61%61%
3rd to Grand 33%63%50%50%
Grand to Willson 0%0%0%0%
Willson to Tracy 122%143%131%131%
Tracy to Black 100%100%100%100%
Black to Bozeman 90%82%86%86%
3rd to Grand 113%100%106%106%
Grand to Willson 125%117%121%121%
Willson to Tracy 118%100%109%109%
Tracy to Black 109%150%126%126%
Black to Bozeman 100%122%111%111%
Bozeman to Montana 78%80%79%79%
Montana to Rouse 75%89%89%75%82%
Rouse to Church 25%0%25%0%22%
Church to Wallace 18%17%17%17%
5th to 3rd 83%56%72%72%
3rd to Grand 120%0%117%118%0%100%
Grand to Willson 100%67%117%113%67%100%
Willson to Tracy 114%100%100%107%100%106%
Tracy to Black
Black to Bozeman 100%0%113%107%0%100%
Bozeman to Rouse 100%0%0%83%90%0%0%73%
Rouse to Church 71%0%78%75%0%57%
Church to Wallace 54%88%67%67%
Wallace to Broadway 67%44%57%57%
5th to 3rd 71%0%40%0%53%0%0%49%
3rd to Grand 88%75%81%81%
Grand to Willson 100%0%100%100%0%93%
Willson to Tracy 120%0%136%129%0%123%
Tracy to Black 90%0%100%0%95%0%0%88%
Black to Bozeman 91%118%105%105%
Bozeman to Rouse 106%0%0%83%0%94%0%0%87%
Rouse to Church 100%0%100%100%0%96%
Church to Wallace 67%67%67%67%
Wallace to Broadway 50%50%44%46%50%47%
5th to 4th 57%27%39%39%
4th to 3rd 133%50%78%78%
3rd to Grand 73%73%73%
Grand to Willson 83%117%100%100%
Willson to Tracy 100%100%120%100%0%111%100%33%92%
Tracy to Black 120%73%88%88%
Black to Bozeman 150%150%150%
Bozeman to Rouse 100%92%95%95%
Rouse to Church 89%90%89%89%
Church to Wallace 89%71%100%81%100%82%
4th to 3rd 100%60%78%78%
3rd to Grand 88%67%76%76%
Grand to Willson 75%0%114%93%0%88%
Willson to Tracy 100%0%89%93%0%88%
Tracy to Black 100%100%60%100%60%85%
Black to Bozeman 133%120%125%125%
Church to Wallace 0%55%26%26%
Curtiss Street Church to Wallace 17%17%17%17%
82%94%55%13%17%79%93%67%67%0%80%94%61%27%10%84%
70%83%50%0%0%72%78%60%71%80%53%0%0%72%
70%82%91%55%11%14%72%79%91%67%67%0%71%80%91%61%25%9%78%
Babcock Street
Olive Street
Total (All)
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
North South
Main Street
Corridor Corridor Segment
Weekday Afternoon Demand
Villard Street
Beall Street
Lamme Street
Mendenhall Street
Both Sides
Total (All)
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Figure 33. Weekday Evening Parking Percent Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Streets)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone
Grand to Willson 33%25%29%29%
Willson to Tracy 50%33%33%50%43%
Tracy to Black 67%56%61%61%
3rd to Grand 33%25%29%29%
Grand to Willson 0%0%0%0%
Willson to Tracy 89%100%94%94%
Tracy to Black 44%75%62%62%
Black to Bozeman 90%64%76%76%
3rd to Grand 88%50%69%69%
Grand to Willson 88%100%93%93%
Willson to Tracy 100%109%105%105%
Tracy to Black 82%125%100%100%
Black to Bozeman 89%111%100%100%
Bozeman to Montana 44%80%57%57%
Montana to Rouse 38%33%33%38%35%
Rouse to Church 38%0%38%0%33%
Church to Wallace 18%17%17%17%
5th to 3rd 26%0%15%15%
3rd to Grand 100%0%67%82%0%69%
Grand to Willson 150%100%100%113%100%109%
Willson to Tracy 129%0%63%93%0%88%
Tracy to Black
Black to Bozeman 100%100%100%100%100%100%
Bozeman to Rouse 122%0%0%83%100%0%0%81%
Rouse to Church 43%0%44%44%0%33%
Church to Wallace 62%63%62%62%
Wallace to Broadway 71%19%49%49%
5th to 3rd 14%0%0%0%6%0%0%5%
3rd to Grand 38%63%50%50%
Grand to Willson 100%0%117%107%0%100%
Willson to Tracy 110%0%73%90%0%86%
Tracy to Black 90%0%58%100%73%100%0%71%
Black to Bozeman 109%109%109%109%
Bozeman to Rouse 124%0%0%111%100%117%50%0%111%
Rouse to Church 82%0%109%95%0%91%
Church to Wallace 83%44%60%60%
Wallace to Broadway 100%100%19%46%100%62%
5th to 4th 14%18%17%17%
4th to 3rd 67%50%56%56%
3rd to Grand 9%9%9%
Grand to Willson 33%83%58%58%
Willson to Tracy 75%0%140%0%0%111%0%0%77%
Tracy to Black 80%18%38%38%
Black to Bozeman 75%75%75%
Bozeman to Rouse 78%50%62%62%
Rouse to Church 44%50%47%47%
Church to Wallace 89%114%0%100%0%94%
4th to 3rd 50%60%56%56%
3rd to Grand 38%11%24%24%
Grand to Willson 25%0%0%13%0%13%
Willson to Tracy 67%0%78%73%0%69%
Tracy to Black 67%0%40%50%40%46%
Black to Bozeman 133%80%100%100%
Church to Wallace 17%45%30%30%
Curtiss Street Church to Wallace 25%58%42%42%
56%87%36%13%0%45%78%25%33%0%50%82%30%18%0%64%
56%62%100%0%0%54%35%40%55%49%80%0%0%55%
56%58%88%36%11%0%54%43%77%25%33%0%55%50%82%30%17%0%59%
Villard Street
Beall Street
Lamme Street
Mendenhall Street
Main Street
Babcock Street
Olive Street
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Weekday Evening Demand
North South Both Sides
Total (All)Corridor Corridor Segment
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Figure 34. Saturday Afternoon Parking Percent Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Streets)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone
Grand to Willson 44%25%35%35%
Willson to Tracy 63%67%67%63%64%
Tracy to Black 56%56%56%56%
3rd to Grand 17%63%43%43%
Grand to Willson 0%0%0%0%
Willson to Tracy 111%114%113%113%
Tracy to Black 67%83%76%76%
Black to Bozeman 70%36%52%52%
3rd to Grand 75%63%69%69%
Grand to Willson 113%117%114%114%
Willson to Tracy 64%118%91%91%
Tracy to Black 109%163%132%132%
Black to Bozeman 89%111%100%100%
Bozeman to Montana 33%100%57%57%
Montana to Rouse 25%22%22%25%24%
Rouse to Church 0%0%0%0%0%
Church to Wallace 9%8%9%9%
5th to 3rd 35%25%31%31%
3rd to Grand 100%100%100%100%100%100%
Grand to Willson 100%67%100%100%67%91%
Willson to Tracy 114%100%75%93%100%94%
Tracy to Black
Black to Bozeman 57%0%88%73%0%69%
Bozeman to Rouse 89%0%0%67%76%0%0%62%
Rouse to Church 71%0%67%69%0%52%
Church to Wallace 46%88%62%62%
Wallace to Broadway 33%13%24%24%
5th to 3rd 64%0%45%0%53%0%0%49%
3rd to Grand 100%50%75%75%
Grand to Willson 125%0%117%121%0%113%
Willson to Tracy 140%0%118%129%0%123%
Tracy to Black 100%100%117%100%109%100%100%108%
Black to Bozeman 100%100%100%100%
Bozeman to Rouse 112%0%0%128%0%120%0%0%111%
Rouse to Church 91%0%82%86%0%83%
Church to Wallace 50%56%53%53%
Wallace to Broadway 38%40%44%42%40%41%
5th to 4th 0%9%6%6%
4th to 3rd 0%17%11%11%
3rd to Grand 100%100%100%
Grand to Willson 83%117%100%100%
Willson to Tracy 150%0%120%100%0%133%100%0%100%
Tracy to Black 100%55%69%69%
Black to Bozeman 100%100%100%
Bozeman to Rouse 111%58%81%81%
Rouse to Church 67%80%74%74%
Church to Wallace 78%114%100%94%100%94%
4th to 3rd 0%20%11%11%
3rd to Grand 88%22%53%53%
Grand to Willson 88%0%114%100%0%94%
Willson to Tracy 100%0%89%93%0%88%
Tracy to Black 100%150%40%113%40%85%
Black to Bozeman 167%120%138%138%
Church to Wallace 17%45%30%30%
Curtiss Street Church to Wallace 0%33%17%17%
56%99%45%25%0%66%91%58%67%0%61%95%52%36%0%76%
49%72%40%0%0%56%80%40%53%76%40%0%0%56%
49%61%95%45%22%0%56%69%89%58%67%0%53%66%92%52%33%0%67%
Corridor Corridor Segment
Villard Street
Beall Street
Lamme Street
Mendenhall Street
Main Street
Babcock Street
Olive Street
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
North South Both Sides
Total (All)
Saturday Afternoon Demand
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Figure 35. Saturday Evening Parking Percent Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Streets)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone
Grand to Willson 44%25%35%35%
Willson to Tracy 63%83%83%63%71%
Tracy to Black 78%56%67%67%
3rd to Grand 17%50%36%36%
Grand to Willson 0%0%0%0%
Willson to Tracy 122%100%113%113%
Tracy to Black 89%108%100%100%
Black to Bozeman 50%64%57%57%
3rd to Grand 88%75%81%81%
Grand to Willson 113%117%114%114%
Willson to Tracy 64%109%86%86%
Tracy to Black 100%138%116%116%
Black to Bozeman 78%111%94%94%
Bozeman to Montana 33%120%64%64%
Montana to Rouse 25%56%56%25%41%
Rouse to Church 13%0%13%0%11%
Church to Wallace 18%17%17%17%
5th to 3rd 22%0%13%13%
3rd to Grand 60%150%83%73%150%85%
Grand to Willson 100%100%83%88%100%91%
Willson to Tracy 114%100%63%87%100%88%
Tracy to Black
Black to Bozeman 100%0%113%107%0%100%
Bozeman to Rouse 133%0%0%92%110%0%0%88%
Rouse to Church 57%0%78%69%0%52%
Church to Wallace 77%50%67%67%
Wallace to Broadway 43%25%35%35%
5th to 3rd 29%0%20%0%24%0%0%22%
3rd to Grand 88%75%81%81%
Grand to Willson 100%0%83%93%0%87%
Willson to Tracy 110%0%100%105%0%100%
Tracy to Black 120%100%100%0%109%0%100%104%
Black to Bozeman 109%109%109%109%
Bozeman to Rouse 106%100%0%117%0%111%50%0%105%
Rouse to Church 82%0%100%91%0%87%
Church to Wallace 83%56%67%67%
Wallace to Broadway 0%170%56%38%170%76%
5th to 4th 0%18%11%11%
4th to 3rd 0%33%22%22%
3rd to Grand 100%100%100%
Grand to Willson 83%117%100%100%
Willson to Tracy 100%0%140%0%0%122%0%0%85%
Tracy to Black 100%0%31%31%
Black to Bozeman 125%125%125%
Bozeman to Rouse 89%42%62%62%
Rouse to Church 67%70%68%68%
Church to Wallace 100%114%0%106%0%100%
4th to 3rd 25%40%33%33%
3rd to Grand 113%78%94%94%
Grand to Willson 38%0%71%53%0%50%
Willson to Tracy 17%0%0%7%0%6%
Tracy to Black 17%0%60%13%60%31%
Black to Bozeman 100%100%100%100%
Church to Wallace 8%73%39%39%
Curtiss Street Church to Wallace 0%33%17%17%
56%97%45%38%0%60%89%0%0%0%58%93%22%27%0%72%
54%32%170%0%0%66%48%60%60%39%133%0%0%58%
54%48%102%45%33%0%66%57%88%0%0%0%60%53%95%22%25%0%65%
Babcock Street
Olive Street
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Villard Street
Beall Street
Lamme Street
Mendenhall Street
Main Street
Both Sides
Saturday Evening Demand
Total (All)
North South
Corridor Corridor Segment
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Figure 36. Weekday Afternoon Parking Percent Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Avenues)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone
Mendenhall to Main 0%75%55%55%
Main to Babcock 25%0%11%11%
4th Avenue Babcock to Olive 18%56%35%35%
Beall to Lamme 100%0%80%90%0%82%
Lamme to Mendenhall 78%78%78%78%
Mendelhall to Main 117%63%86%86%
Main to Babcock 100%0%88%93%0%88%
Villard to Beall 89%89%89%
Beall to Lamme 100%100%100%
Lamme to Mendenhall 73%73%73%
Mendenhall to Main 143%67%125%0%67%136%0%106%
Main to Babcock 86%0%100%100%100%91%0%81%
Babcock to Olive 83%0%0%89%0%87%0%0%65%
Villard to Beall 56%100%78%78%
Beall to Lamme 100%0%0%100%75%
Lamme to Mendenhall 71%111%94%94%
Mendenhall to Main 113%113%113%
Main to Babcock 117%100%106%106%
Babcock to Olive
Olive to Curtiss 100%70%84%84%
Villard to Beall 86%86%86%
Beall to Lamme 133%0%133%0%100%
Lamme to Mendenhall 44%44%44%
Mendenhall to Main 90%125%100%100%
Main to Babcock 86%0%113%100%0%94%
Babcock to Olive 100%78%83%83%
Olive to Curtiss 111%167%133%133%
Villard to Beall 90%80%85%85%
Beall to Lamme 75%67%71%71%
Lamme to Mendenhall 117%100%107%107%
Mendenhall to Main 88%100%94%94%
Main to Babcock 114%83%100%100%
Babcock to Olive 125%120%0%123%0%114%
Olive to Curtiss 114%0%114%0%100%
Beall to Lamme 150%100%117%117%
Lamme to Mendenhall 88%67%79%79%
Mendenhall to Main 100%0%90%94%0%89%
Main to Babcock 133%120%20%127%20%94%
Babcock to Olive 63%63%63%
Olive to Curtiss 75%89%81%81%
Lamme to Mendenhall 0%67%67%0%22%
Mendenhall to Main 57%57%57%
Main to Babcock 100%75%100%100%100%88%93%
Babcock to Olive 114%80%94%94%
Lamme to Mendenhall 64%64%64%
Mendenhall to Main 100%75%100%75%87%
Main to Babcock 160%75%75%122%75%108%
Babcock to Olive 67%67%67%
Lamme to Mendenhall 44%160%86%86%
Mendenhall to Main 25%14%18%18%
Main to Babcock
Babcock to Olive 33%36%35%35%
Olive to Curtiss 58%20%41%41%
Broadway Avenue Mendenhall to Main 50%50%50%
82%100%0%0%62%97%0%20%71%98%0%14%86%
71%103%0%0%80%91%0%0%75%96%0%0%75%
71%92%100%0%0%80%77%97%0%13%75%83%98%0%4%79%
Rouse Avenue
Church Avenue
Wallace Avenue
Total (All)
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Black Avenue
Bozeman Avenue
Corridor
Grand Avenue
5th Avenue
3rd Avenue
Willson Avenue
Tracy Avenue
East West Both Sides Total (All)
Weekday Afternoon Demand
Corridor Segment
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Figure 37. Weekday Evening Parking Percent Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Avenues)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone
Mendenhall to Main 33%0%9%9%
Main to Babcock 50%20%33%33%
4th Avenue Babcock to Olive 18%33%25%25%
Beall to Lamme 80%0%80%80%0%73%
Lamme to Mendenhall 56%44%50%50%
Mendelhall to Main 17%25%21%21%
Main to Babcock 71%0%13%40%0%38%
Villard to Beall 44%44%44%
Beall to Lamme 57%57%57%
Lamme to Mendenhall 73%73%73%
Mendenhall to Main 100%100%125%0%100%109%0%94%
Main to Babcock 71%0%67%75%67%73%0%63%
Babcock to Olive 50%0%0%44%0%47%0%0%35%
Villard to Beall 56%56%56%56%
Beall to Lamme 67%0%0%67%50%
Lamme to Mendenhall 71%100%88%88%
Mendenhall to Main 113%113%113%
Main to Babcock 117%82%94%94%
Babcock to Olive
Olive to Curtiss 78%60%68%68%
Villard to Beall 0%0%0%
Beall to Lamme 67%0%67%0%50%
Lamme to Mendenhall 11%11%11%
Mendenhall to Main 90%150%107%107%
Main to Babcock 114%0%100%107%0%100%
Babcock to Olive 0%78%58%58%
Olive to Curtiss 33%67%47%47%
Villard to Beall 60%70%65%65%
Beall to Lamme 75%33%57%57%
Lamme to Mendenhall 83%78%80%80%
Mendenhall to Main 88%100%94%94%
Main to Babcock 71%100%85%85%
Babcock to Olive 63%100%0%77%0%71%
Olive to Curtiss 86%0%86%0%75%
Beall to Lamme 200%100%133%133%
Lamme to Mendenhall 75%83%79%79%
Mendenhall to Main 100%0%100%100%0%95%
Main to Babcock 133%100%0%118%0%81%
Babcock to Olive 50%50%50%
Olive to Curtiss 75%89%81%81%
Lamme to Mendenhall 50%67%67%50%56%
Mendenhall to Main 57%57%57%
Main to Babcock 67%125%75%175%71%150%113%
Babcock to Olive 0%20%12%12%
Lamme to Mendenhall 9%9%9%
Mendenhall to Main 100%75%100%75%87%
Main to Babcock 100%75%100%89%100%92%
Babcock to Olive 100%100%100%
Lamme to Mendenhall 67%60%64%64%
Mendenhall to Main 100%71%82%82%
Main to Babcock
Babcock to Olive 50%27%39%39%
Olive to Curtiss 58%50%55%55%
Broadway Avenue Mendenhall to Main 100%100%100%
79%89%0%0%43%96%0%0%59%93%0%0%79%
56%63%0%43%54%70%0%0%55%68%0%35%56%
56%71%89%0%38%54%57%96%0%0%55%63%93%0%25%64%
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Black Avenue
Bozeman Avenue
Rouse Avenue
Church Avenue
Wallace Avenue
5th Avenue
3rd Avenue
Grand Avenue
Willson Avenue
Tracy Avenue
East West Both Sides Total (All)Corridor Corridor Segment
Weekday Evening Demand
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Figure 38. Saturday Afternoon Parking Percent Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Avenues)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone
Mendenhall to Main 0%0%0%0%
Main to Babcock 25%40%33%33%
4th Avenue Babcock to Olive 18%33%25%25%
Beall to Lamme 40%0%20%30%0%27%
Lamme to Mendenhall 89%33%61%61%
Mendelhall to Main 67%75%71%71%
Main to Babcock 29%0%75%53%0%50%
Villard to Beall 44%44%44%
Beall to Lamme 57%57%57%
Lamme to Mendenhall 73%73%73%
Mendenhall to Main 114%133%100%0%133%109%0%100%
Main to Babcock 100%0%100%125%100%109%0%94%
Babcock to Olive 100%0%0%78%0%87%0%0%65%
Villard to Beall 78%89%83%83%
Beall to Lamme 100%0%0%100%75%
Lamme to Mendenhall 71%111%94%94%
Mendenhall to Main 100%100%100%
Main to Babcock 83%100%94%94%
Babcock to Olive
Olive to Curtiss 78%90%84%84%
Villard to Beall 86%86%86%
Beall to Lamme 67%100%67%100%75%
Lamme to Mendenhall 44%44%44%
Mendenhall to Main 90%150%107%107%
Main to Babcock 86%0%113%100%0%94%
Babcock to Olive 100%100%100%100%
Olive to Curtiss 100%133%113%113%
Villard to Beall 50%70%60%60%
Beall to Lamme 75%100%86%86%
Lamme to Mendenhall 83%100%93%93%
Mendenhall to Main 88%88%88%88%
Main to Babcock 114%100%108%108%
Babcock to Olive 113%100%0%108%0%100%
Olive to Curtiss 100%0%100%0%88%
Beall to Lamme 150%100%117%117%
Lamme to Mendenhall 63%67%64%64%
Mendenhall to Main 75%0%100%89%0%84%
Main to Babcock 117%100%0%109%0%75%
Babcock to Olive 100%100%100%
Olive to Curtiss 58%78%67%67%
Lamme to Mendenhall 0%17%17%0%6%
Mendenhall to Main 71%71%71%
Main to Babcock 100%75%50%75%71%75%73%
Babcock to Olive 100%90%94%94%
Lamme to Mendenhall 27%27%27%
Mendenhall to Main 86%75%86%75%80%
Main to Babcock 180%100%100%144%100%131%
Babcock to Olive 56%56%56%
Lamme to Mendenhall 0%60%21%21%
Mendenhall to Main 50%0%18%18%
Main to Babcock
Babcock to Olive 8%27%17%17%
Olive to Curtiss 8%30%18%18%
Broadway Avenue Mendenhall to Main 50%100%100%
70%90%0%0%50%98%0%0%59%94%0%0%80%
55%93%0%0%65%89%50%0%60%91%25%0%63%
55%81%90%0%0%65%70%98%25%0%60%74%94%11%0%69%
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Bozeman Avenue
Rouse Avenue
Church Avenue
Wallace Avenue
Total (Core Area)
3rd Avenue
Grand Avenue
Willson Avenue
Tracy Avenue
Black Avenue
Corridor Corridor Segment
5th Avenue
Both Sides Total (All)East West
Saturday Afternoon Demand
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Figure 39. Saturday Evening Parking Percent Occupancy by Corridor, Block Segment, Side of Street, and Parking Restriction Type (Avenues)
Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15 Minute ADA Loading Zone Unrestricted No Overnight 2 Hour 15/20 Minute ADA Loading Zone
Mendenhall to Main 33%0%9%9%
Main to Babcock 25%0%11%11%
4th Avenue Babcock to Olive 36%44%40%40%
Beall to Lamme 40%0%40%40%0%36%
Lamme to Mendenhall 22%44%33%33%
Mendelhall to Main 33%38%36%36%
Main to Babcock 43%0%13%27%0%25%
Villard to Beall 67%67%67%
Beall to Lamme 43%43%43%
Lamme to Mendenhall 82%82%82%
Mendenhall to Main 114%67%100%0%67%109%0%88%
Main to Babcock 57%0%100%75%100%64%0%63%
Babcock to Olive 100%0%0%111%0%107%0%0%80%
Villard to Beall 78%78%78%78%
Beall to Lamme 83%0%0%83%63%
Lamme to Mendenhall 71%100%88%88%
Mendenhall to Main 125%125%125%
Main to Babcock 117%109%112%112%
Babcock to Olive
Olive to Curtiss 78%30%53%53%
Villard to Beall 86%86%86%
Beall to Lamme 67%0%67%0%50%
Lamme to Mendenhall 44%44%44%
Mendenhall to Main 100%75%93%93%
Main to Babcock 100%0%113%107%0%100%
Babcock to Olive 67%56%58%58%
Olive to Curtiss 89%133%107%107%
Villard to Beall 80%50%65%65%
Beall to Lamme 75%33%57%57%
Lamme to Mendenhall 67%89%80%80%
Mendenhall to Main 100%100%100%100%
Main to Babcock 100%83%92%92%
Babcock to Olive 100%100%0%100%0%93%
Olive to Curtiss 57%0%57%0%50%
Beall to Lamme 100%75%83%83%
Lamme to Mendenhall 38%33%36%36%
Mendenhall to Main 100%0%90%94%0%89%
Main to Babcock 133%100%0%118%0%81%
Babcock to Olive 100%100%100%
Olive to Curtiss 58%78%67%67%
Lamme to Mendenhall 58%67%67%58%61%
Mendenhall to Main 71%71%71%
Main to Babcock 100%75%75%100%86%88%87%
Babcock to Olive 86%100%94%94%
Lamme to Mendenhall 73%73%73%
Mendenhall to Main 114%100%114%100%107%
Main to Babcock 160%100%100%133%100%123%
Babcock to Olive 56%56%56%
Lamme to Mendenhall 22%60%36%36%
Mendenhall to Main 75%86%82%82%
Main to Babcock
Babcock to Olive 8%18%13%13%
Olive to Curtiss 0%20%9%9%
Broadway Avenue Mendenhall to Main 0%0%0%
82%93%0%0%45%95%0%0%61%94%0%0%80%
54%80%0%50%60%75%0%0%57%77%0%41%60%
54%81%93%0%44%60%60%95%0%0%57%69%94%0%29%67%
Total (Core Area)
Total (Outside Core Area)
Total (All)
Black Avenue
Bozeman Avenue
Rouse Avenue
Church Avenue
Wallace Avenue
5th Avenue
3rd Avenue
Grand Avenue
Willson Avenue
Tracy Avenue
Saturday Evening Demand
West Both Sides Total (All)EastCorridorCorridor Segment
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Off-Street Parking Inventory and Occupancy
Figure 40. Off-Street Detailed Parking Inventory, Occupancy, and Percent Occupancy by Facility
Weekday
Afternoon
Weekday
Evening
Saturday
Afternoon
Saturday
Evening
Weekday
Afternoon
Weekday
Evening
Saturday
Afternoon
Saturday
Evening
Willson Lot (North)41 41 39 40 39 100%95%98%95%
Willson Lot (South)28 28 26 28 26 100%93%100%93%
Black Lot 62 61 58 62 61 98%94%100%98%
Rouse Lot 46 39 38 40 34 85%83%87%74%
Bridger Park Garage 435 375 264 275 250 86%61%63%57%
Total 612 544 425 445 410 89%69%73%67%
Demand
SupplyOff-Street Facility
Percent Occupancy
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Occupancy Heat Maps
Figure 41. Weekday Afternoon Occupancy Heat Map
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Figure 42. Weekday Evening Occupancy Heat Map
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Figure 43. Saturday Afternoon Occupancy Heat Map
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Figure 44. Saturday Evening Occupancy Heat Map
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Appendix B. Length of Stay
Weekday
Figure 45. Weekday Total Number of Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (15 Minute)
Figure 46. Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Weekday Total (15 Minute)
Figure 47. Weekday Total Number of Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (2-Hour)
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 62 62 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 3 2 1
Between 4 and 6 Hours - - -
Between 6 and 8 Hours - - -
More than 8 Hours - - -
Total 65 64 1
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 95.4%96.9%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 4.6%3.1%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 0.0%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 1,045 1,045 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 50 40 10
Between 4 and 6 Hours 17 - 17
Between 6 and 8 Hours 1 - 1
More than 8 Hours 2 - 2
Total 1,115 1,085 30
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Figure 48. Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Weekday Total (2-Hour)
Figure 49. Weekday Total Number of Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (All Day)
Figure 50. Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Weekday Total (All Day)
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 93.7%96.3%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 4.5%3.7%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 1.5%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.1%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.2%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Four Hours or Less 1,144 1,054 90
Between 4 and 8 Hours 64 4 60
More than 8 Hours 5 - 5
Total 1,213 1,058 155
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Four Hours or Less 94.3%99.6%
Between 4 and 8 Hours 5.3%0.4%
More than 8 Hours 0.4%0.0%
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Figure 51. Weekday Total Number of Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Main Street)
Figure 52. Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Weekday Total (Main Street)
Figure 53. Weekday Total Number of Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Willson Lots)
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 470 470 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 31 28 3
Between 4 and 6 Hours 3 - 3
Between 6 and 8 Hours - - -
More than 8 Hours 1 - 1
Total 505 498 7
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 93.1%94.4%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 6.1%5.6%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 0.6%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.2%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 169 169 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 8 5 3
Between 4 and 6 Hours 2 1 1
Between 6 and 8 Hours 1 - 1
More than 8 Hours - - -
Total 180 175 5
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Figure 54. Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Weekday Total (Willson Lots)
Figure 55. Weekday Total Number of Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Black Lot)
Figure 56. Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Weekday Total (Black Lot)
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 93.9%96.6%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 4.4%2.9%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 1.1%0.6%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.6%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 162 162 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 12 6 6
Between 4 and 6 Hours 2 2 -
Between 6 and 8 Hours - - -
More than 8 Hours - - -
Total 176 170 6
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 92.0%95.3%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 6.8%3.5%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 1.1%1.2%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
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Figure 57. Weekday Total Number of Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Rouse Lot)
Figure 58. Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Weekday Total (Rouse Lot)
Figure 59. Weekday Total Number of Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Garage)
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 117 117 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 7 5 2
Between 4 and 6 Hours 3 2 1
Between 6 and 8 Hours - - -
More than 8 Hours - - -
Total 127 124 3
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 92.1%94.4%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 5.5%4.0%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 2.4%1.6%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 303 303 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 32 28 4
Between 4 and 6 Hours 8 - 8
Between 6 and 8 Hours 1 - 1
More than 8 Hours - - -
Total 344 331 13
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Figure 60. Weekday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Weekday Total (Garage)
Saturday
Figure 61. Saturday Total Number of Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (15 Minute)
Figure 62. Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Saturday Total (15 Minute)
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 88.1%91.5%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 9.3%8.5%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 2.3%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.3%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 38 38 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 1 - 1
Between 4 and 6 Hours - - -
Between 6 and 8 Hours - - -
More than 8 Hours 1 - 1
Total 40 38 2
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 95.0%100.0%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 2.5%0.0%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 0.0%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 2.5%0.0%
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Figure 63. Saturday Total Number of Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (2-Hour)
Figure 64. Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Saturday Total (2-Hour)
Figure 65. Saturday Total Number of Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (All Day)
Figure 66. Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Saturday Total (All Day)
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 1,118 1,118 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 62 57 5
Between 4 and 6 Hours 15 - 15
Between 6 and 8 Hours 4 - 4
More than 8 Hours 4 - 4
Total 1,203 1,175 28
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 92.9%95.1%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 5.2%4.9%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 1.2%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.3%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.3%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Four Hours or Less 1,073 1,039 34
Between 4 and 8 Hours 88 3 85
More than 8 Hours 22 - 22
Total 1,183 1,042 141
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Four Hours or Less 90.7%99.7%
Between 4 and 8 Hours 7.4%0.3%
More than 8 Hours 1.9%0.0%
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Figure 67. Saturday Total Number of Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Main Street)
Figure 68. Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Saturday Total (Main Street)
Figure 69. Saturday Total Number of Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Willson Lots)
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 553 553 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 31 29 2
Between 4 and 6 Hours 4 - 4
Between 6 and 8 Hours 1 - 1
More than 8 Hours - - -
Total 589 582 7
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 93.9%95.0%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 5.3%5.0%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 0.7%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.2%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 171 171 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 13 12 1
Between 4 and 6 Hours 7 5 2
Between 6 and 8 Hours - - -
More than 8 Hours 2 - 2
Total 193 188 5
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Figure 70. Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Saturday Total (Willson Lots)
Figure 71. Saturday Total Number of Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Black Lot)
Figure 72. Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Saturday Total (Black Lot)
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 88.6%91.0%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 6.7%6.4%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 3.6%2.7%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 1.0%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 149 149 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 14 14 -
Between 4 and 6 Hours 5 - 5
Between 6 and 8 Hours 1 - 1
More than 8 Hours - - -
Total 169 163 6
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 88.2%91.4%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 8.3%8.6%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 3.0%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.6%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.0%0.0%
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Figure 73. Saturday Total Number of Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Rouse Lot)
Figure 74. Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Saturday Total (Rouse Lot)
Figure 75. Saturday Total Number of Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay (Garage)
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 93 93 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 10 9 1
Between 4 and 6 Hours 2 - 2
Between 6 and 8 Hours 1 - 1
More than 8 Hours 1 - 1
Total 107 102 5
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 86.9%91.2%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 9.3%8.8%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 1.9%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 0.9%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 0.9%0.0%
Observed Length of Stay Total Number of Vehicles
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Consecutive
Hours
Total Number of Vehicles
Parked for Non-
Consecutive Hours
Two Hours or Less 275 275 -
Between 2 and 4 Hours 19 15 4
Between 4 and 6 Hours 3 - 3
Between 6 and 8 Hours 3 - 3
More than 8 Hours 7 - 7
Total 307 290 17
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Figure 76. Saturday Vehicles Observed by Length of Stay, Percent of Saturday Total (Garage)
Appendix C. Movement Analysis
Weekday
Figure 77. Total Weekday Number of Observed Vehicle Movements Greater than 1/4th of a Block by Movement Type
Saturday
Figure 78. Total Saturday Number of Observed Vehicle Movements Greater than 1/4th of a Block by Movement Type
Observed Length of Stay Percent of Total Percent of Total (Vehicles
Parked Consecutively)
Two Hours or Less 89.6%94.8%
Between 2 and 4 Hours 6.2%5.2%
Between 4 and 6 Hours 1.0%0.0%
Between 6 and 8 Hours 1.0%0.0%
More than 8 Hours 2.3%0.0%
Moved
between
Surface and
Unrestricted
On Street
Moved
between
Garage and
Unrestricted
On-Street
Moved
between
Surface and 2-
Hour On
Street
Moved
between
Garage and 2-
Hour On-
Street
Moved
between
Garage and
Surface
Moved
between
Unrestricted
and 2 Hour
Moved
between
Unrestricted
Only
Moved
between 2
Hour Only
Other
8 5 5 7 1 30 19 29 3 107
Total
Off-Street to On-Street Movements On-Street Only Movements
Moved
between
Surface and
Unrestricted
On Street
Moved
between
Garage and
Unrestricted
On-Street
Moved
between
Surface and 2-
Hour On
Street
Moved
between
Garage and 2-
Hour On-
Street
Moved
between
Garage and
Surface
Moved
between
Unrestricted
and 2 Hour
Moved
between
Unrestricted
Only
Moved
between 2
Hour Only
Other
5 4 8 2 0 29 18 32 6 104
Total
Off-Street to On-Street Movements On-Street Only Movements
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Memorandum
REPORT TO:Downtown Area Urban Renewal District Board
FROM:Ellie Staley, Executive Director Downtown Bozeman Partnership
SUBJECT:Executive Director's Report
MEETING DATE:October 19, 2021
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Policy Discussion
RECOMMENDATION:None.
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.4 Vibrant Downtown, Districts & Centers: Promote a healthy, vibrant
Downtown, Midtown, and other commercial districts and neighborhood
centers – including higher densities and intensification of use in these key
areas.
BACKGROUND:The Executive Director will provide an update to the Downtown Urban
Renewal District Board.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None.
ALTERNATIVES:None.
FISCAL EFFECTS:None.
Attachments:
DBP Monthly ED Report 10-21.pdf
2021 June - Sept_HRDC Quarterly Report.pdf
210920 Construction Noise Ord_draft.pdf
Report compiled on: October 14, 2021
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October 2021
General Downtown Updates:
• DBP Annual Report/Communications Plan: Staff is in the process of developing a DBP Annual
Report with 2021 statistics and data from all 3 DBP organizations. Hoping to make report public
by late Nov./early Dec. Staff has developed a strategic communications plan for all 3 DBP
organizations to make sure all of our members, supporters and stakeholders are kept updated,
informed and engaged through a varied ways throughout the year. Ellie will share this with DBP
Boards this week for review and feedback. This is an evolving document and will be reviewed
biannually.
• Downtown Maintenance Update: We are excited to announce the NEW RED 2022 Kawasaki
Mule has arrived and is in full use. Flowers have been taken down for the season. Thanks Oak
Gardens, our 2021 Flower Sponsors and our annual BID flower waterers for a great season!
• Outreach Bozeman: HRDC has recently compiled a Quarterly report of the contacts and
feedback they have received through the pilot program, starting in June. See attached report.
The next De-escalation training is scheduled for Nov. 12. Ellie is attending along with several
other confirmed downtown stakeholders and if room, it will be opened to a limited number of
additional attendees.
• Commercial Listings on DBP Website: There is a new resource on our DTNBZN Website to list
commercial properties for lease or for sale. For more info visit:
https://downtownbozeman.org/resources/downtown-commercial-properties.
URD Project Updates:
• Parking Structure Plans/Bonding Analysis: Two members of the URD Board, representatives
from the City, Term Team and additional Stakeholders have formed a parking/bonding working
group. The group met once in late Sept. and will meet in late Oct. for continued discussion on
site solidification, bonding details and project next steps.
• Alley Project: Ellie and Emily have been making headway on getting this project started. We
have met with the City Community Development staff about the necessary next steps and
permitting process. We have developed an initial scope of work for a potential project manager
to take us into Phase I and we’re hopeful we can go to bid on this project within this fiscal year.
Link to Alley Concept Plan: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/dba-2021/Resource-
PDFs/2020-11-12_Bozeman_Alleyways_-_Report_Reduced.pdf
• Downtown Streetscape/Utility Infrastructure Improvements Update: URD approved electrical
funding for 137 East Babcock for historic streetlamp installation and extending electrical access
within district BUT, the developer and property owner denied the financial assistance due to a
time constraint for a contracted lease. I am still working to make this happen and even more of
a reason to begin the process of formally adopting a Downtown Street Standard and adding
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utility expenses to current Streetscape Assistance Grant. Next steps are to discuss scope of
work with TD&H to help develop this standard and next steps for approval.
• North Rouse Lighting Project: Check out the newly lit South Rouse corridor from Main to Lamme.
There are 20 new streetlamps funded by the URD lining both side of the street. We are waiting
for re-sized skirting order, hope to wrap up project by early Nov.
City of Bozeman Updates:
• City Noise Ordinance Update: City Staff is drafting changes to the City’s “Noise Ordinance” and
will present those changes on October 26th to the City Commission. The proposed draft
language is as follows: “Noise emanating from a construction operation occurring between the
hours of 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM is prohibited from exceeding 60dB(A) as measured at the property
line of an immediately adjacent property.” The City Code currently uses a “reasonable person”
standard to measure noise level and limits construction activity time between 6:00AM-
10:00PM. See attachment.
• UDC Edits: The community engagement process will begin in October surrounding B-3 building
height and zone edge transition edits to the UDC. The website is slated to be up and running
with a survey and StoryMap with real-life height and transition examples by the end of this
week. Staff to keep board updated on when this goes live.
https://www.bozeman.net/government/planning/udc-discussions
Upcoming DBA Events/Programs, more info at www.downtownbozeman.org
• PNKBZN – October 1-31, pinkbozeman.com
• Trick or Treating – October 29, 4-6pm, CANCELLED by DBA Board vote
• Ladies’ Night – November 18, 5-10pm
• Small Business Saturday – November 27, all-day
• Christmas Stroll – Saturday, Dec 4, 4:30-7:30pm. 2021 event confirmed by DBA Board vote,
with potential modifications to indoor activities
• Art Walks – Friday, December 10, 6-8pm
Building Projects:
• Merin Condos - (on North Bozeman across from Dave’s Sushi) 28 units of owner-occupied
housing. NOW OPEN
• Village Downtown - 30 new residential condo units and 9 single-family lots have been
approved by city and are in early phase of construction.
• AC Hotel (5 East Mendenhall) 6 story 140 room full-service hotel. Under construction.
• East End Flats (240 East Mendenhall) - The six-story mixed-use building has been approved by
the city and is expected to include commercial, office, and residential space with underground
parking.
• Cairn Townhomes (northwest corner of W Beall & N Grand)—5 townhome condos currently
under construction.
• North Central (20 North Tracy)—Mountain View & Medical Arts buildings, phased master site
plan development proposing a total of 9 new mixed-use buildings, associated parking, open
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space and infrastructure. Application submitted.
• 137 East Babcock (formerly Gallatin Laundry) – large redevelopment project in progress.
New Businesses (since August 2021):
• Vienne (French bakery), 101 South Wallace - OPEN
• Last Call (modern Mexican restaurant), 19 S Willson – OPEN
• Sun Dial (Lark food truck), 122 West Main - OPEN
• Sweet Peaks, 411 East Main – OPEN
• Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main - OPEN
• Shred Monk, 121 W Main – OPENING in Feb. 2022
• 27 East Main - to be redeveloped as a steak house by Plonk owners
• TBD - 544 East Main—formerly Heeb’s – building improvements underway
• TBD—127 E Main—formerly A Banks Gallery—TBD
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HRDC Quarterly Report
June 2021 - September 2021
Narrative
Outreach Bozeman officially launched in June 2021. With the addition of hiring an Outreach Specialist in July
2021, we were able to fully implement street outreach efforts in the downtown Bozeman area and throughout
the city. Our Recovery Specialist joined the BPD Resource Officer on a bi-weekly basis to also outreach with
urban campers; those sleeping in their campers, RV’s, tents, etc. Customers were provided with resource
information for permanent housing, day services at the Warming Center, and peer support services. The team
also provided real-time problem-solving techniques to support customers in staying safe and following
directives. Addressing basic needs such as food and warm clothing were also provided.
With the addition of expanding our day service operations at the Warming Center, we’ve seen 272 individuals
use this service from June - September. In conversation with the BPD Resource Officer and downtown
businesses, it seems that the increase in capacity with day services at the Warming Center alleviated some of
the pressure on the downtown Bozeman area.
★ 189 males
★ 71 females
★ 5 trans/GNC
★ 214 white
★ 43 BIPOC
★ 23 Hispanic/Latino
★ 26 veterans
★ 57 chronically homeless
(disabling condition +
outside/shelter for 12 months
or more in the last 3 yrs.)
Outreach Bozeman Stats
★ 33 clients enrolled in the Street Outreach program
○ 4 veterans
○ 8 chronically homeless
○ 89 contacts made with clients during street outreach
○ Follow up requests ranged from basic needs to housing navigation
★ 21 contacts made with downtown /businesses
○ Most common questions/concerns from businesses
■ De-escalation training
■ Few concerns regarding behaviors
○ 2 businesses cited negative interactions in the spring
★ Resources provided to businesses and clients
○ 2 businesses w/negative interactions
■ Provided support, validation, and encouragement
■ Noted that those individuals have likely left the area as they haven’t resurfaced
■ Lots of education re: poverty, human services, housing in the valley, job market, etc.
■ These businesses declined de-escalation training
★ Provided de-escalation training to individuals from 5 different businesses
○ “Definitely not a waste of time”
○ Positive feedback from participants
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Ord XXXX
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ORDINANCE XXXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA AMENDING THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING NOISE
FROM CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS INCLUDING AMENDING SEC. 16.06.020
(FINDINGS); SEC. 16.06.040 (DEFINITIONS); SEC. 16.06.060 (LOUD NOISES
PROHIBITED IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS); SEC. 16.06.070 (EXCEPTIONS); SEC.
16.06.090 (ENFORCEMENT); AND ADDING A NEW SECTION FOR CONSTRUCTION
OPERATIONS.
WHEREAS, on September 24, 2001, the Bozeman City Commission formally adopted
Ordinance No. 1539; and
WHEREAS, in making its findings in support of Ordinance No. 1539, the City
Commission determined that “[l]oud and raucous noise degrades the environment of the City of
Bozeman to a degree that: 1) [i]t maybe be harmful to the health, welfare, and safety of its
inhabitants and visitors; 2) [i]t may interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property
reasonably expected in an urban environment; 3) [i]t may cause or aggravate health problems;”
and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of Ordinance No. 1539, and in light of the recent increase
of development occurring throughout the city, the City of Bozeman seeks to balance the needs of
construction operations and the needs of residents to peacefully enjoy their property; and
WHEREAS, sound emanating from construction operations can affect an adjacent
citizen’s right to the quiet enjoyment of their property.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA:
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Section 1
That Section 16.06.020, Bozeman Municipal Code, will be amended as follows:
Sec. 16.06.020. Findings.
A. Loud and raucous noise degrades the environment of the city to a degree that:
1. It may be harmful to the health, welfare, and safety of its inhabitants and visitors;
2. It may interfere with the quiet comfortable enjoyment of life and property
reasonably expected in an urban environment;
3. It may cause or aggravate health problems.
B. Both the effective control and the elimination of loud or raucous noise are essential to the
health and welfare of the citizens and visitors of the city as well as to the conduct of the normal
pursuits of life, including recreation, work and communication.
C. The use of sound amplification equipment creates loud and raucous noise that may, in a
particular manner and at a particular time and place, substantially and unreasonably invade the
privacy, peace, and freedom of the citizens of and visitors to the city.
D. Certain short-term easing of noise restrictions is essential to allow the construction and
maintenance of structures, infrastructure, and other elements necessary for the physical and
commercial vitality of the city.
Section 2
That Section 16.06.040, Bozeman Municipal Code, will be amended as follows:
Sec. 16.06.040. Definitions.
A. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
1. “Decibel” means a unit used to measure the intensity of a sound or the power level of an
electrical signal by comparing it with a given level on a logarithmic scale, commonly symbolized
using dB. Decibel levels shall be measured using the A-scale of an OSHA approved standards
sound level meter at slow response.
1.2. “Construction operations” means the excavation, construction, repair, or demolition of
any building, structure, land parcel, street, alley, waterway, or appurtenance thereto using any
device or mechanical apparatus operated by human, fuel, electric or pneumatic power, including
but not limited to noise generated from loudspeakers on a construction site.
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2.3. "Emergency" means any occurrence or set of circumstances involving actual or imminent
physical trauma or property damage which demands immediate attention.
3.4."Emergency work" means any work:
a. Performed for the purpose of preventing or alleviating physical trauma or property
damage;
b. Restoring property to a safe condition following a public calamity;
c. By private or public utilities when restoring utility service; or
d. Performed to protect persons or property from exposure to danger or potential danger.
4.5. "Health" means an optimal state of physical, mental and emotional well-being and not
merely the absence of disease.
5.6. "Person" means any individual, firm, association, partnership, joint venture, corporation
or public entity, including but not limited to federal, state or city government.
6.7. "Public right-of-way" means any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk, alley, or
similar place which is normally accessible to the public which is owned or controlled by a
government entity.
8. "Public space" means any real property or structure on real property, owned by the
government and normally accessible to the public, including but not limited to parks and other
recreational areas. For the purposes of this article, public space will also include any property,
whether publicly or privately owned, used by members of the general public as a method of
ingress, egress or for parking.
Section 3
That Section 16.06.060, Bozeman Municipal Code, will be amended as follows:
Sec. 16.06.060. Loud noises prohibited in residential areas.
A. Except as authorized in section 16.06.070, it is unlawful to perform any of the following acts
within areas of the city zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-O, RMH, R-S or PLI:
1. Non-emergency signaling devices. Sounding any horn or signaling device on any truck,
automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle, including but not limited to the use of backup beepers,
except as a warning signal.
2. Exhausts. Discharging into open air the exhaust of any steam engine, stationary internal
combustion engine, motorboat, or motor vehicle, except through a muffler or other device which
will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises.
3. Construction projects. Operating equipment or performing any construction or repair work
on buildings, structures, streets, highways, bridges or other public rights-of-way or operating any
pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam electric hoist, generator, pump or
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other construction-type device in such a manner which may disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of
any normally sensitive and reasonable person.
4.3. Loading, unloading or opening containers. Loading, unloading, opening or other handling
of boxes, crates, containers, garbage containers or other objects in such a manner as to disturb the
quiet, comfort or repose of any normally sensitive and reasonable person.
5. 4. Snow blowers, leaf blowers or similar devices. Operating any noise-creating blower, power
fan, or any internal combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise due to the explosion
of operating gases or fluids, including but not limited to snow blowers or other snow removal
devices, leaf blowers, chainsaws, or lawnmowers in a manner which may disturb the quiet, comfort
or repose of any normally sensitive and reasonable person.
B. The activities described in subsection A of this section are authorized in areas within the city
zoned B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1, M-2, HMU, UMU and BP without restrictions set forth in section
16.06.070.
Section 4
That Section 16.06.070, Bozeman Municipal Code, will be amended as follows:
Sec. 16.06.070. Exceptions.
A. Subject to sections 16.06.050 and 16.06.060.A., tThe following activities will be authorized
as follows are subject to the prohibitions in 16.06.050, but are exempt from the prohibitions in
16.06.060:
1. Non-emergency signaling devices. Except as authorized in subsection A.32 of this section,
the sounding or permitting of any sounding of amplified signals from any bell, chime, siren, whistle
or similar device intended primarily for non-emergency purposes, including but not limited to
back-up beepers, will be authorized at any time between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. from
October 1 through March 30 and between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. from April 1 through
September 30.
2. Construction projects. Operating equipment or performing any construction or repair work
as defined in section 16.06.060 will be authorized between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
from October 1 through March 30 and between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. from April 1 through
September 30. The director of public service may authorize temporary relief from this section upon
application and a showing of extraordinary need for the use of this equipment beyond or outside
these hours. Such authorization will clearly set forth the dates and hours of the authorized use as
well as any special conditions needed to mitigate potential negative noise impacts.
3.2. Loading, unloading or opening containers. The loading, unloading, opening or other
handling of boxes, crates, containers, solid waste containers or other similar objects, including but
not limited to the collection of solid waste as defined in section 32.02.010, recyclables or
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compostable materials by either the city or a private contractor duly licensed by the Montana
Public Service Commission for the collection and transportation of solid waste will be authorized
provided the parties obtain and comply with any permits required by chapter 38. Should a permit
not be required, this activity is authorized between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. from
October 1 through March 30 and between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. from April 1 through
September 30.
4. 3. Snow blowers, leaf blowers or similar devices. The operation of any equipment as defined
above will be authorized between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. from October 1 through
March 30 and between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. from April 1 through September 30.
5. 4. Outdoor events. Any outdoor gatherings, public dances, shows sporting events, and other
similar outdoor events will be authorized provided the parties obtain any permits required by
chapter 34, article 8. Should the event not require a permit, the gathering will be authorized
between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. from October 1 through March 30 and between 6:00
a.m. and 10:00 p.m. from April 1 through September 30.
6. 5. Outdoor activities. Activities conducted on public playgrounds and public or private school
grounds, which are conducted in accordance with the manner in which such spaces are generally
used, including but not limited to the use of a city-owned park, swimming pool, skate park, ball
fields, school athletic or school entertainment events.
7.6. Public work. Noise created in the performance of any work in the public right-of-way or on
public space as defined herein which is reasonably necessary for the public benefit, welfare,
convenience or safety, including but not limited to the maintenance of streets, parking lots, water
and wastewater lines but excluding solid waste activities.
B. Nothing in this section will be construed to allow activity which is prohibited under chapter
38.
Section 5
That Section 16.06.090, “Enforcement,” will be amended and as follows and renumbered as
Section 16.06.100:
Sec. 16.06.100. Enforcement.
A. The chief of police and the director of community development will have the primary
responsibility for the enforcement of this article. Nothing in this article will prevent the chief of
police or the director of community development from obtaining voluntary compliance by way of
warning, notice or education.
B. A violation of this article will be punishable as follows:
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1. First offense will be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or six months in the
county jail or both;
2. Second offense occurring within one year from the conviction of the first offense will be
punishable by a minimum fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00, a maximum of six
months in the county jail or both;
3. Third offense occurring within one year from the conviction of the first offense will be
punishable by a minimum fine of not less than $200.00 but in no event more than $500.00, a
maximum of six months in the county jail or both;
4. 4th offense occurring within one year from the conviction of the first offense will be
punishable by a minimum fine of not less than $350.00 but in no event more than $500.00, a
maximum of six months in the county jail or both;
5. 5th offense occurring within one year from the conviction of the first offense will be
punishable by a fine of $500.00, a maximum of six months in the county jail or both.
C. Nothing in this article will be construed to prevent or interfere with an individual's
constitutional right to free speech. If a person's exercise of a constitutional right to free speech
would violate this article, that person must be ordered, and have the opportunity, to move, disperse,
or otherwise remedy the violation prior to arrest or a citation being issued.
D. Noise measured by trained and qualified city employees on a complainant’s property in
excess of 60dB(A) will be considered prima facie evidence that such noise is a violation of this
16.06.090.
Section 6
That a new section of the Bozeman Municipal Code be adopted as follows:
Sec. 16.06.090 – Construction Operations.
A. Jurisdiction. This section applies to all construction operations located within the city.
B. The prohibitions in 16.06.050 are applicable to construction operations.
C. Date and Time Restrictions. Noise emanating from a construction operation occurring
between the hours of 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM is prohibited from exceeding 60dB(A) as
measured at the property line of an immediately adjacent property.
Section 6
Repealer.
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All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Bozeman in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance are, and the same are hereby, repealed and all other provisions of the ordinances of
the City of Bozeman not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 7
Savings Provision.
This ordinance does not affect the rights and duties that matured, penalties that were
incurred or proceedings that were begun before the effective date of this ordinance. All other
provisions of the Bozeman Municipal Code not amended by this Ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 8
Severability.
That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this
ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the same shall not affect
the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so
decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Bozeman
Municipal Code as a whole.
Section 9
Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified as indicated in Section 1 – 6 with Section 5 of this
Ordinance being amended as shown in Section 5 and renumbered 16.06.100 and Section 6 of this
Ordinance being numbered as 16.06.090.
Section 10
Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after final adoption.
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PROVISIONALLY ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana, on first reading at a regular session held on the _____ day of _______________, 2021.
____________________________________
CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS
Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________________
MIKE MAAS
City Clerk
FINALLY PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the
City of Bozeman, Montana on second reading at a regular session thereof held on the ___ of
____________________, 2021. The effective date of this ordinance is __________, __, 2021.
_________________________________
CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
MIKE MAAS
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________
GREG SULLIVAN
City Attorney
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