Cola Rowley

The committee held a meeting to discuss the Integrated Water Resource Plan, focusing on the consolidation of the Technical Advisory Committee and Public Advisory Committee into a single Water Advisory Committee. Key discussion topics included establishing the committee's purpose and responsibilities, reviewing the long-term planning goals for city water resource management, and setting expectations for future evaluation of draft project alternatives using established criteria such as environmental, social, and economic impacts.

This document details the development of the City of Bozeman's Urban Forest Management Plan, designed to guide the city's efforts in maintaining a healthy, robust, and resilient urban forest for the next ten years, starting in 2026. Key components include community engagement strategies, tree infrastructure analysis, staffing and equipment assessments, integration with urban planning and development, and preparedness for insect diseases and disasters. The plan also aims to establish measurable canopy goals, promote tree equity, and review municipal codes to enhance tree protection and management, building upon the previous 2016 plan.

The Bozeman Transportation Master Plan serves as a comprehensive guide for the development and investment in the community's transportation systems. Developed through a collaborative approach, it provides a blueprint for a transportation system that will serve the community's citizens well into the future, with projections extending to 2040. Key strategic pillars include maintaining the existing transportation system, improving efficiency and connectivity, promoting consistency between land use and transportation planning, ensuring a safe and secure system, supporting economic vitality, enhancing environmental sustainability and active lifestyles, and promoting financial sustainability.

This Transportation Master Plan outlines strategies and recommendations for improving the region's transportation network to meet anticipated traffic demands for the year 2040. The plan focuses on four key areas: Major Street Network projects, Transportation System Management projects, Pedestrian Improvements, and Bicycle Improvements. Its objectives include upgrading sub-standard roadways, enhancing intersection capacity, improving safety, and fostering multimodal accessibility for residents and visitors across the city.

The Gallatin Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization is developing a Long Range Transportation Plan to establish a multi-decade vision for transportation infrastructure and mobility. This plan addresses key factors such as economic growth, safety, security, travel time reliability, environmental stewardship, connectivity, efficiency, system preservation, resiliency, and tourism. Strategic priorities include maintaining existing infrastructure, filling network gaps, promoting modal separation and shift, meeting federal and state planning requirements, and aligning transportation investments with future land use and development patterns. The plan aims to deliver a federally, state, and locally compliant document with a planning horizon extending to 2050.