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Bozeman board reviews GIS-based pedestrian and bicycle ‘gap analysis’ tool; safety weighted highest
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Bozeman Transportation Board reviewed a draft GIS prioritization tool for pedestrian and bicycle network gaps. Staff and consultants said safety and comfort were assigned the greatest weight; the tool will be finalized in spring 2025 and maintained in-house with continued public input via EngageBozeman.
The Bozeman Transportation Board on Jan. 22 reviewed a draft GIS-based prioritization tool designed to identify and rank gaps in the city’s pedestrian and bicycle network, staff said. The discussion focused on the five scoring criteria and the numeric weights assigned to subcriteria that will feed a master list of prioritized gaps for future projects.
The tool, led by city staff with consultant input, uses objective measures such as level-of-traffic-stress, posted speed, crash history and proximity to activity centers to rank spot, linear and area gaps. Candice Mastel, the project lead, told the board the completion target for the tool and associated report is May 2025 and that the dataset will be managed by the city’s GIS team and updated on an annual or semiannual basis.
Why it matters: Board members and the public told staff the tool could shape which…
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