Emiliano Esparza

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.

The City of Bozeman's Climate Action Plan outlines strategies to address the local impacts of global climate change, focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building a resilient community. The plan prioritizes action in key areas including improving energy efficiency in buildings, transitioning to sustainable transportation, fostering clean energy adoption, protecting natural ecosystems, and supporting local food production. Its overarching goal is to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and enhance community resilience.

This strategic plan outlines Bozeman Health's comprehensive approach to building a healthier community by addressing significant behavioral health needs. It details the establishment of a full continuum of care, encompassing prevention efforts, integrated behavioral health services within primary care offices, outpatient specialty treatments, enhanced crisis intervention with expanded capacity in emergency and acute care, local inpatient facilities, and coordinated post-discharge care. The plan aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction, ensure accessible and integrated services within the community, and provide complete, localized treatment to improve patient outcomes and foster overall community well-being.

The City of Bozeman's Equity and Inclusion Plan aims to ensure all residents, visitors, and employees thrive regardless of race, identity, or life circumstance. This community-led roadmap addresses eight priority issue areas: housing, transportation, health and wellbeing, education, childcare and youth programming, economic stability, community resiliency, and community safety and civic health. Spanning a 3-5 year timeframe, the plan outlines goals and recommendations to foster a community where every voice is heard and every individual thrives.

This Gaps Analysis for the City of Bozeman's Equity Indicators Project measures equity and access to resources, establishing a baseline for fostering a more inclusive and equitable community. It identifies priority needs across key areas including Housing, Transportation, Health, Education, Childcare and Youth Programming, Economic Opportunity, Quality of Place, and Justice and Civic Health, providing data-driven recommendations to address identified gaps and guide future resource allocation.