HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-31-26 Public Comment - S. Guenther - Trail corridor collaboration with MOR From: Sara Guenther
To: Bozeman Public Comment
Subject: [EXTERNAL]Trail corridor collaboration with MOR
Date: Friday,July 31,2026 11:54:19 AM
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Thank you to the Bozeman City Commission for taking action via your letter to the Museum
of the Rockies Board of Trustees on the topic of completing the trail corridor along the former
railroad that crosses near/onto the MOR campus.
As a city resident, MSU employee, MOR member, and parent living in a neighborhood south
of Kagy, I can tell you that our family would greatly benefit from a safer connection to the
Gallagator trail and MSU campus. Our family regularly uses the trail near Allison Park and
Morning Star school for short walks and bike rides, but we would love if this trail connected
safely to the Gallagator. An intuitive corridor to connect MOR, the Bozeman Public Library,
Peet's Hill, Lindley Park, etc. would safely extend and streamline activities and recreational
opportunities for our family.
Additionally, I use S 7th Ave in my daily commute and am concerned about museum traffic
diversions to that road as part of the museum's planned expansion(as presented in the MOR
Master Plan by the former MOR Executive Director at our neighborhood association meeting
this past May). I know there is a plan for crossing tunnels under Kagy,but that does not
address safety for bicyclists on S 7th if there is a plan for increased traffic to the museum on
that road.
Please continue to advocate for a collaborative solution with MOR and GVLT on our
behalf, and let me know if there are upcoming opportunities for community engagement on
this topic.
Thank you,
Sara Guenther