Bozeman staff propose alternate‑side parking, signage and overnight limits to speed winter street clearing

Transportation and streets staff told the Bozeman City Commission on April 22 that formalizing alternate‑side parking and expanding select overnight restrictions would let crews clear streets to the curb more often, shorten grader turnaround times and reduce safety risks during heavy snow years.

Nick Ross, director of transportation engineering, presented winter operational data and a pilot program summary. The city recorded roughly 84 inches of snow this season across about 50 events, Ross said, and streets crews logged nearly 46,000 lane‑miles of plowing plus about 1,300 hours of snow hauling. Graders are most efficient when they can clear curb to curb; on legacy downtown streets that are narrower than modern design standards, on‑street parking on both sides reduces…