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Bozeman leaders promise faster traffic safety work after two recent serious crashes
Summary
Commissioners and city staff laid out a mix of engineering, enforcement and education steps in a lengthy work session after public pleas following recent severe collisions; residents demanded faster delivery of long-flagged safety fixes and more funding for traffic calming.
Deputy Mayor Fischer convened a packed Bozeman City Commission work session focused on traffic safety on April 14 after two recent severe crashes, including a child struck on Babcock Street.
Staff and police described a four-part "safe systems" approach — engineering changes, policy updates, targeted enforcement and public education — and highlighted recent steps and planned projects. Nick Ross, the city's transportation director, said the city has revised its Unified Development Code to lower level-of-service standards so streets can be designed for safety rather than vehicle throughput and has secured federal grants and other funds for multimodal improvements. "Even small changes in speed are very effective at reducing fatalities and severity,"…
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