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Bozeman launches public building-permit and affordable-housing dashboards to improve transparency
Summary
City staff unveiled two public online dashboards: a nearly real-time building-permit data dashboard and a community housing dashboard that tracks long-term restricted affordable housing projects and subsidies. Directors said the tools will make permit counts, dwelling-unit totals and affordable-project status easier to find.
City staff demonstrated two new public dashboards designed to make development and housing information easier to find.
Erin George, the city’s community development director, showed a building-permit dashboard that draws data back to January 2020 and updates nearly daily. The dashboard displays permits issued, applications received, permitted dwelling units, inspections and a map view with color-coded permit points for residential and commercial activity. Users can filter by date, address and permit type, and play time-series charts to see trends over selected ranges.
George said the dashboard was built with staff in strategic services and community development; it includes a video tutorial and written instructions on the city website and is meant to reduce repetitive data requests to staff.
Economic development manager David Fine demonstrated a community housing dashboard that lists long-term restricted affordable units the city has supported and tracks projects marked “in review,” “under construction” or “constructed.” Fine highlighted recent projects including the Beaumont, North Third Apartments and Seventh & Aspen, noting the use of low-income housing tax credits and city contributions such as funds from the Gallatin Housing Impact Fund.
Fine said the Beaumont at 14th and Patrick had opened and that the dashboards will be updated as projects proceed. City staff described the tools as a step toward more accessible, data-driven planning and housing oversight.
