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Provisional Analysis of Volunteered Comments on the 2007 Bike/Ped survey
(about three quarters of surveys analyzed)
Elizabeth Bird, 6/16/08
Responses were to one of these questions:
“Please provide the specific locations and a description of up to three high-
priority projects identified in question 11.” [Question 11 listed a variety of
potential projects for improving walking and/or biking].
“Is there anything you’d like to tell us about walking and/or biking in the
Bozeman area?”
STREETS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN
Main (or “downtown”, but also E. and W. Main) 291
19 th (North and South) 262
Babcock (or “downtown”) 161
Mendenhall (or “downtown”) 132
N. 7 th 107
N. Rouse 104
S. Willson 94
College (especially 11 th to Main/Huffine) 92
Kagy 87
Church/Sourdough 83
Huffine 76
Peach/Durston 72
Bridger Canyon Rd. (about half specify “to M”) 53
S. 3rd 40
S. 8 th 35
S. 11 th 32
Oak 28
Any route to MSU (2 specified from “Main”) 28
Valley Center Rd. 21
Highland (most explicitly complaining re loss of trail during 18
construction)
Springhill 18
Baxter Lane 17
Cottonwood Rd. (poor chip & seal) 10
Haggerty/Bozeman Trail 10
Olive 10
E. Frontage Rd. 9
N. Wallace (one person specified it is “too narrow”) 8
Goldenstein 7
Gooch Hill 7
Jackrabbit 7
Stucky (pave to Gooch Hill) 7
15 th (2 said North, 2 said South, 2 didn’t specify) 6
Griffin 6
Monforton School Rd. 6
Fowler 5
Tracy 5
Ferguson 4
Frontage Rd. (didn’t specify which, but one said “from MountainView 4
Subdivision”)
Meagher (too narrow Oak to Durston) 3
Garfield (especially from 19 th to Ferguson) 3
Sypes Canyon 3
Around malls & shopping areas 3
N. 17 th 2
23 rd 2
N. 27th (especially btwn Oak & Durston) 2
Amsterdam Rd 2
Beall 2
Davis 2
Grand 2
Hyalite Canyon 2
Lamme East of 7th 2
Love Lane 2
Michael Grove (especially Durston to Babcock – suggest one side 2
parking)
Story 2
DESIRED BICYCLE FACILITIES
On-road Bike Lanes 571
More paths/trails 254
More Shared-use paths 157
Concern about shoulder maintenance 154
More marked and extended bike routes 60
More bike racks (especially library) 54
Remove rumble strips (esp. Springhill) 17
Street lighting 6
BICYCLE/AUTO CONFLICTS & SAFETY CONCERNS
Driver education/enforcement (90% enforcement re red lights & speed) 294
Bicyclist education 128
Traffic calming 116
Safe Routes to Schools 108
Bicyclist enforcement 47
Concern about un-marked intersections 40
ROUTES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN
More cross-town routes (especially east-west corridors, or north-south 216
corridors on west side of Bozeman)
Bozeman to Belgrade 110
Bozeman to 4 corners (or “Huffine”) 92
More public transportation 29