HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-17-25 Public Comment - R. Walsh - Re_ [EXTERNAL]Sidewalks with staff responseFrom:reno walsh
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Subject:Re: [EXTERNAL]Sidewalks
Date:Monday, March 17, 2025 8:39:44 AM
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Thanks Mike,
I appreciate the quick and thorough response.
Reno
On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM Bozeman Public Comment <comments@bozeman.net>wrote:
Good morning,
We will process your comment to the Commission and staff but, I thought I would give you somelevel of an answer.
Back in September the City Commission held two work sessions related to this (September 10agenda); the first was the results of a pedestrian gaps analysis and the second was related to the
funding of local street sidewalks. Here is a direct link to the video of those two work sessions, ifyou would like to review the video.
Thank you,
Mike Maas, MPA
City of Bozeman | 121 N. Rouse Ave. | Bozeman, MT 59715
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Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 10:42 AM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL]Sidewalks
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Commissioners,
Does the City of Bozeman have a master plan that shares a vision and timeline for sidewalks and/or
pedestrian pathways in areas of town that currently do not have sidewalks or where sidewalks are
sporadic? An example of an area like this might be Aspen and Cottonwood Streets east of 7th and west
of Rouse.
Without a plan, or vision, and at the current pace sidewalks are being installed by owners, I
can understand how it might be very difficult for a homeowner to understand why it makes sense to
remove established trees and/or make the significant financial investment that is required to install a
sidewalk today that will be a dead-end tomorrow and seemingly for many years to come.
Has the city considered any of the following variances, or ideas, when the majority of adjacent lots do
not currently have sidewalks?
A sidewalk does not need to be installed unless or until an adjacent sidewalk on the same block
is or has been installedSidewalks can be a minimum of 60% of the city’s current required sidewalk width Sidewalks can be installed without a boulevard along the entire length or parts of thelength of an owner’s lotSidewalks can meander up to five feet to accommodate established trees or vegetationthat is/are ten years old or older
A friend and neighbor asked me to comment concerning: Application 24655/Comment inSupport of 701 N Montana Sidewalk Variance. Due to work and well, life, I have missed thedeadline for comments on this application.
However, my question is still relevant and I'm interested to know if any of the presented
ideas have been considered.
I am a homeowner with maintained sidewalks. I improve and invest in the sidewalks asneeded and/or when cited and then required by the City of Bozeman to do so. There are nosidewalks on the lots immediately adjacent to our property on the east or west side. Thereare no sidewalks on the north side of our street.
Thank you,
Reno Walsh
724 N. Bozeman Ave
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