Bozeman

ID	Idea	Bridge %	Community Builders Forward %	Practical Local Stewards %	Limited Government Locals %	Total Votes
84	Educate people about current leash law. Enforce waste removal laws.	76	89	78	76	153
81	Dog leash laws need to be enforced especially on in town trails and paths	74	76	78	74	235
68	Reduce burden on homeowner property tax	73	85	88	73	134
150	Use more of the bed tax from hotels for supporting our schools and less on destination marketing	73	100	86	73	66
91	Allow more small scale commercial businesses (coffee shops, bakeries) across residential areas to create more walkable communities.	67	100	88	67	94
165	Use the city's parks to create pollinator gardens. Engage nearby neighborhood residents to help maintain the gardens. The gardens will provide habitat for native butterflies and bees, as well as bring neighbors together in a common cause.	67	100	75	67	63
132	Stop building so many apartment complexes!!	65	68	80	65	84
38	Incentivize off peak hours road work to limit traffic delays and increase worker safety.	64	95	80	64	148
137	Incentivize mixed using zoning and pedestrian friendly infrastructure on the west side of Bozeman to create a more walkable community.	64	100	78	64	66
78	Do not reduce parking space requirements for businesses and housing developments. With all of the un-used new housing, start now developing a water capacity plan …relative to defining maximum new housing allowed,including considering droug	63	78	67	63	114
86	More dog leash law education and enforcement	63	87	79	63	133
45	Require essential City Services (i.e. Snow Removal/Plowing, Road Maintenance) to be fully funded before any community planning, social service, or non-profit funding is allowed to be inserted into the budget.	62	62	71	75	275
57	Quit promoting this place. We are on the verge of running out of water.	60	62	71	60	254
113	Start enforcing speed limits and texting while driving…especially downtown before we have a massive tragedy. It’s very rare that I see ANYONE pulled over in town unless there’s an accident. The income can be used to add more police and BFD	58	90	89	58	170
64	Stop approving development of apartment complexes until vacancy rate goes below 8%. Incentivize in-fill with small, single family homes much like the Story Mill (Bozeman Yards) development.	57	83	81	57	165
112	Well-marked bike lanes to encourage commuting, reduce traffic and add a layer of safety for all ages of our community to enjoy.	57	96	79	57	86
131	Add protected bike lanes so that bikers don't have to ride in traffic	57	100	78	57	66
55	Eliminate all TIF use to pay out of state developers.	55	81	77	55	201
2	Work with local parents, employers, and non-profits to create more after school programming in the Public Schools	54	96	82	54	300
58	After a snowfall, have one side of the street off limits for parking so that the snow plow can get through and then do the other side	54	89	68	54	135
142	Increase the public transit options from Livingston to Bozeman; Bozeman to Belgrade; and Bozeman to Big Sky to help with commuter safety	53	100	77	53	66
147	Ensure all intersections (specifically the old part of town) have stop or yield signs.	53	80	80	53	72
40	Perform the vast majority of summertime road construction at night instead of during the day when people are trying to use them.	51	74	63	51	220
63	Add a public bus route to the Bozeman Yellowstone intl airport.	51	98	89	51	268
95	Add flashing pedestrian crossing lights at busy intersections that don't have stoplights such as by the courthouse downtown.	50	97	72	50	112
126	Raise property taxes on non primary residences and lower property taxes on primary residences. No tax incentives for large multifamily properties UNLESS they can stay at under 5% vacancy.	50	86	72	50	65
154	Limit short term rentals to Primary residences only. Investment properties would only be eligible for mid term and long term rentals. Increase taxes on non primary residences.	50	93	83	50	72
53	Discourage out of state incentives to purchase land and build. Encourage in state companies, and small owner entrepeneurs. Stop monoploy building.	49	93	78	49	208
27	Plant more trees in public areas.	47	98	86	47	335
72	More emphasis on eliminating invasive species and supporting native species in the Gallatin valley	46	98	80	46	165
88	Tourist tax. No Montana drivers license you pay 7% sales tax at checkout. Use the tax for roads and essential services.	46	68	76	46	101
5	Create a vacancy tax on empty second and third homes that sit empty for more than 50% of the year	45	96	82	45	355
10	Get rid of red tape and city costs to open child care centers	45	71	50	45	293
56	Slow down building in Bozeman Infrastructure can’t handle increased demand and Bozeman has a water problem.	45	81	63	45	131
89	Establish a local option sales tax targeting tourist expenditures to fund community housing and infrastructure.	45	85	79	45	130
136	Revisit the plan to have another swimming pool available to community members for lessons, recreating, exercise, and competition. As well as increasing the hours of our current swim center to include the weekends.	45	97	70	45	106
156	Students at MSU should be required to live on campus for the first 2 years, minimum. The college can develop dorms, apts south to Goldstein and west to Fowler. Eases affordable housing for families throughout BZ neighborhoods.	45	53	53	45	51
6	Create a 100 year water study and plan so we know how many residents Bozeman can have at max capacity	44	94	84	44	324
85	More public fishing access	44	71	76	44	174
149	Prevent the Gallatin County Detention Center from contracting with ICE.	43	93	44	43	72
121	All new developments should put in permeable pavers for their sidewalks to support the urban forest with rain water and runoff.	42	81	56	42	110
159	Prohibit politicians from being affiliated with advocacy groups. That Morrison is an insider of tenants United represents an unacceptable conflict.	42	47	45	42	59
1	Pass a Tourist Tax to pay for housing for teachers, police, firefighters and nurses	41	90	80	41	318
125	Airbnbs ONLY allowed as part time or partial space rentals of a primary residence. can rent out your basement or extra bedroom, OR can rent out your whole house <6 months a year IF you live there the rest - UNLESS zoned for hotel (Main St)	41	74	61	41	126
41	WIDEN OAK ST BETWEEN 19th AND 27th !	40	54	40	57	155
120	Limiting where new housing and construction can happen, so we don't lose all our beautiful views. Portland Oregon metro area set an "Urban Growth Boundary" several years ago to restrict urbal sprawl and save beautiful places.	40	79	86	40	61
94	Invest in civic infrastructure on the west side of town that encourages community building, such as a library branch or rec center.	39	97	85	39	105
98	Increase the posted speed limit on Frontage Road to 55mph and on the rural segment of Jackrabbit Lane to 65mph by aligning the limits w/ the modern design capacity of the road and established 85th percentile speed methodologies used by MDT.	39	40	39	45	94
80	It would be very helpful and safety if some street corners have a cat-eye mirror. When cars parking around corner it blocks a vision for turning. Please consider to have this Thank you!	38	92	72	38	214
87	Build an aquatic center so there is more opportunity for indoor swimming in town	38	86	61	38	121
122	Partner with the HRDC to expand the Streamline Bus service while also replacing many of the old bus stop that only have a sign with a proper covered bus stop with seats.	38	98	72	38	126
18	A pre-approved housing plans catalogue to encourage and speed up well-designed homes by locals not national developers	37	83	67	37	304
42	Noise Pollution: Modified motorcycles, muscle cars, pickups, and downshifting semis. Please prioritize fair solutions: education, incentives, and enforcement. Protect Bozeman’s peace—for both people and wildlife.	37	90	63	37	168
60	Limit sprawl by concentratimg housing as much as possible	37	65	53	37	157
104	Invest in a major upgrade to the Streamline Bus. Increase frequency, especially on nights and weekends. Create dedicated bus lanes on high-traffic corridors. Build covered, safe bus stops with real-time tracking displays.	37	93	55	37	176
31	Regional loop trail. Find and fix gaps in the spikes, too.	36	93	63	36	342
101	Launch a large-scale, decade-long goal to plant 10,000 new climate-resilient trees within city limits. Focus on establishing a diverse canopy along major corridors, in parks, and where tree equity is lacking.	36	98	68	36	142
116	Place a moratorium on all building given that Bozeman is being overbuilt and currently at about 12% occupancy.	36	46	63	36	96
52	Encourage less plea deals in the city and county attorneys; encourage trials.	35	52	42	35	146
97	More public hunting access	35	35	53	60	87
130	Focus the City Commission on three main things: 1. Affordability (housing, jobs, taxes) 2. Public Safety (particularly traffic enforcement) 3. Building Community (places where we can live, work, play, shop - not just acres of housing)	35	73	58	35	90
153	Have a 2 story limit on height of buildings. The building I live in is 3 and the homes around me have cut the view by much. All the apartments built and being built are taking away from majority of people who moved here for the views.	35	35	36	70	50
54	Eliminate impact fees for non profits that build community buildings/improvements on public property	34	88	63	34	126
69	Tax incentives to plant native plants instead of grass	33	92	67	33	116
107	Bozeman needs higher specialty care (neurosurgery/cardiac). Commission a Healthcare Gap Analysis to quantify patient transfers. Use this data to advocate for CON law reform & create local incentives to attract competing hospital system.	33	82	48	33	138
109	Create legislation requiring HOAs to report all bank transactions, tax returns, and P&L’s publicly.	33	73	56	33	190
11	Create a Good Jobs Bozeman program to connect locals with local and remote jobs	32	95	74	32	353
37	Create a plan to reduce extensive use of non native grass is landscaping.	32	90	68	32	251
20	Support See Bozeman Creek to uncover and and make a park along the original Bozeman Creek	31	87	65	31	277
29	More plastic recycling. More numbers taken. Difficult to recycle plastics collected and taken certain times a year. Toys, small plastics in packaging, etc	31	90	82	31	329
34	Work with MSU to build more dorms and require students to live on campus for two years and encourage students to live on campus longer to take pressure off the rental market.	31	69	56	31	203
70	Plant edible food sources around town (fruit trees, herbs, berries)	31	84	68	31	111
83	What is the Emerson for?	31	36	43	31	240
123	For any big development in town, developers should have to support something that enhances life for everyone like expanding the library or theater in the park. Go beyond just ensuring enough parking spaces. Build Bozeman for people.	31	93	63	31	178
0	Convert the city from a weak mayor system to a strong mayor system	30	55	47	30	321
62	City to take over Gallatin Regional Park and start improving the whole 100 acers so north side of town has a similar park like Lindley Park..trees playground maintained and not overrun with prairie dogs. A place for events and farmers mrkts	30	82	57	30	165
82	Bozeman can expand affordable housing by using panelized home shells built offsite and finished by local crews. This speeds construction, lowers costs, supports local jobs, and creates attainable, high-quality homes for all of Gallatin.	30	77	36	30	119
90	Greater allowances in the building code for housing projects that provide permanent affordability.	30	91	54	30	112
139	Work with the state to fund a commuter train that connects Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Missoula, Kalispell, and Helena	30	88	72	30	100
145	Enforce speed limits with camera traps and mailed tickets.	30	57	46	30	92
162	The City of Bozeman should protect our constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by banning all new construction within city limits. This would immediately lower housing costs as out-of-state construction workers moved on.	30	39	31	30	55
33	Switch Babcock and mendenhall one ways go the opposite directions, to make traffic flow better and limit left turns across traffic.	29	51	37	29	287
119	Activate cameras at traffic lights to ticket cars running red lights.	29	76	37	29	97
148	Finance/allow more Permanent Supportive Housing projects to help house community members experiencing homelessness.	29	100	36	29	63
39	Start charging a local sales tax on anyone without a valid Montana drivers license. Then use that money to hire more police to actually enforce the laws here. And in that vein, get the insane speed limits lowered!	28	48	43	28	221
134	A dedicated bike path network separated from cars that also accommodates e-bikes	27	93	67	27	95
140	Bring back the Bozeman trolley! 🚃	27	79	64	27	62
7	We need protected bike lanes	26	93	67	26	283
17	We need a city design and architecture lookbook to guide the market to create a sense of cohesiveness and preserve Bozeman's distinct character	26	71	54	26	331
111	There could be some good ideas shared here with neighboring communities	26	80	73	26	100
124	Please stop building so many apartment buildings! Also, PLEASE remove the pride flag flying at City Hall. Many groups/private institutions/ have flags—you can’t fly them all!! Only State and City flags should flown at government buildin	26	26	67	62	73
138	Incentive cheaper continuing education classes and workshops ao young adults can afford to be a part of creative extracurriculars	26	80	46	26	110
28	City invest in a rec center	25	91	58	25	381
92	Make Main Street a pedestrian-only walking mall in the warm seasons, with outdoor seating for restaurants and coffee shops and outdoor inventory spaces for retailers. Direct traffic around Main St. via Mendenhall and Babcock.	25	70	34	25	100
67	Groom 5-10 miles of trails or paths in town for walkers, hikers and runners in the winter.	24	84	51	24	234
3	Create a city parking fund to build parking garage in key districts so we can drive between districts and walk within districts	22	73	35	22	289
93	NO parking on both sides of street.	22	56	22	22	148
127	Invest in renovating the upper floors of Story Mansion to transform this beautiful, historic and central location (that we already own!) into an active community center. Community can vote/decide together what type of space it will become.	22	97	35	22	88
66	Eliminate all property tax	21	21	32	33	128
114	Create a bozeman-Gallatin housing authority that gets some funding from tax on properties that sell over $2 million	21	90	44	21	104
118	If landlords sell, give tenants and mobile home park residents the first right to but their home/land. If they don’t want to or can’t, then it can go on the market.	21	86	59	21	99
26	1. Require Montana State income tax be paid by any individual who stays more than 2 weeks regardless of income source. 2. No person may move to Montana without current gainful employment.	20	20	27	34	334
146	Make speeding ticket fees proportionate to income (like Finland recently introduced)	20	67	48	20	64
4	Use city, county, state, MSU, and Bozeman Health owned land and buildings to build middle income housing	19	61	29	19	313
79	Parking only on one side of street Stop sign on cattail and blackbird. ( race track )	19	57	36	19	153
102	Partner with the Bozeman School District to mandate and fund the establishment of a teaching garden at every elementary, middle, and high school, integrating gardening, nutrition, and environmental science into the curriculum.	19	95	62	19	97
9	A bozeman trail loop around the city with houses & walkable retail	18	86	39	18	282
43	Short term rental/ non primary residence impact fee to be set aside for workforce housing down payment assistance program.	18	92	58	18	202
24	Subsidize housing for nurses, teachers, police, firefighters etc. These important jobs have low starting salaries but are necessary for our communities. This has been used successfully on the east coast for many years.	17	93	67	17	427
50	Offer composting to all city and county residences, there is already a composting business in the valley- use that composting to fuel the community garden soils. Offer all residences that participate in composting free food from garden.	17	91	54	17	210
75	Pay kids to shovel program	17	71	39	17	121
106	Penalize Apartment Building developers/owners for keeping unrented apartments. Hopefully lowering cost	17	79	45	17	106
128	Have a customer service desk at the city where small disputes or complaints can be resolved or voiced quickly and easily, staffed with employees who live in and care about Bozeman. All disputes or complaints will be recorded.	17	70	38	17	99
143	Have an enforcement board that monitors the financial activities of all Bozeman property management companies	17	67	48	17	101
8	Build a Performing Arts Center for the Symphony, events, and concerts	16	73	36	16	283
32	A performing arts center that is the centerpiece for an arts district bringing together the local symphony, opera, and ballet. Also traveling shows, bands, and musicals.	16	82	46	16	356
46	Invest and expand in indoor swim center and wage increase for swim center staffers/ swimming has been proven to be a healthy and beneficial recreation for elders and youth/bridging acorss generations.	16	93	61	16	144
74	Get unused/gently used discarded items/furniture from the Yellowstone club dumpsters and give to those in need or college kids just starting out	16	71	37	16	112
44	Introduce non-native species like Komodo Dragons to the area both for hunting purposes and bc how cool with that be to see a Komodo Dragon in the snow	15	15	18	29	247
49	Support and help collaborate an after school ARTS program (for the non sporty kids) and ask local artist to help teach (if they want) and PAY the teachers.	15	89	55	15	163
71	City-led (with volunteers) community gardens initiative	15	95	64	15	229
35	Provide tax breaks and/or incentives for people willing to build adus in the downtown corridor and willing to rent them for a given period at affordable rates.	14	69	48	14	264
65	Anti-idling ordinance	14	64	31	14	159
22	Build indoor running and tennis facilities for families to use in the winter	13	65	38	13	341
25	Create community garden spaces withing one mile of every home in Bozeman city limits by utilizing land inside city parks.	13	86	45	13	426
99	Establish a decentralized network of satellite mental health clinics (perhaps partnering with existing non-profits) that offer sliding-scale counseling, support groups, and preventative mental health workshops.	13	98	60	13	177
105	Move beyond the current Heart of the Valley SNAP program to a guaranteed, no-cost service for feral and stray cats trapped within city limits.	13	54	25	13	157
133	Limit the number of corporate owned businesses leasing space by requiring building owners to lease at least part of the building to a locally owned small business for a reduced rate.	13	73	39	13	92
12	A city housing fund to buy land for missing middle and family housing	12	85	34	12	315
61	Create an active adult community comprised of single level, single family age friendly dwellings that are appropriate for all ages and abilities. This will better serve the whole community by increasing housing inventory for young families.	12	78	28	12	196
100	Fund and operate a mobile healthcare van to reach underserved populations, including the homeless, low-income families, and those in Gallatin Gateway/Belgrade. The unit could offer basic checkups, vaccinations, and substance abuse screening	12	95	38	12	132
21	Create a safe streets program where some of our streets are walking and biking first and cars are 'guests' like Dutch Woonerfs	10	84	36	10	283
30	Bozeman Walk of Fame Star Fundraiser for celebrities who love our town. A way to generate funds for our community capitalizing on the Yellowstone Franchise hype beyond another Hat/Leather store locals can’t afford.	10	31	17	10	360
36	Require composting from every restaurant and residence. A concerted movement to dark skies. Use machines to read plates of speeding cars and mail tickets since cops are short staffed. More ease and promo of daily farmer markets.	10	72	29	10	157
15	Transform the Gallatin County Fairgrounds into a beautiful walkable arts and cultural district	9	71	32	9	283
76	Create ice skating trails and paths to large ice rinks.	9	35	13	9	196
96	More outside sculptures	9	68	32	9	160
115	Limit airbnbs to Main Street	9	47	32	9	139
129	Open a traditional private school with no woke ideologies or religious affiliations that also offer sports and school functions.	9	9	27	28	137
73	City awareness/education programs on how to grow your own food	8	75	31	8	192
117	Create a fund that residents can contribute to in order to buy up land around Bozeman. Tbe land could be leased to new farmers and the food sold to support to local, circular economy and preserving land and agricultural history.	8	80	59	8	79
174	Work with the MSU Sustaninability people to set up a location for donations and then free or very affordable use of things like ladders or lawn mowers or so that every home does not need to own them.	8	100	73	8	51
14	Create a Welcome to Bozeman welcome kit for new residents to connect and learn our culture	7	64	27	7	283
19	Use land along the public parks to create shipping container pop ups for local retailers, artists, and restaurants	7	33	9	7	324
77	Create a road toll tax to fund a modern passenger railway line to Big Sky and Yellowstone National Park.	7	53	7	7	121
103	Create a well-funded, city-led program dedicated to welcoming and integrating new residents from diverse backgrounds. This could include immigrant/refugee support (free or low-cost English courses, legal aid, etc.) and cultural exchange.	7	83	21	7	199
144	Incentive casual dining options in newer parts of town like the Cannery and West Bozeman. Normal bozemanites can’t afford Tanglewood :(	7	79	7	8	61
23	Universal child care for Bozeman	6	83	32	6	292
16	Create a neighborhood entrepreneurs fund to seed walkable local restaurants and retail in new and old neighborhoods	5	76	32	5	336
48	Art is a sign of resistance. There are so many local artisans. Build community cohesion between them with a non-fee-based collaborative space to gather and sell art. Charge visitors for or tourist tax to support this space.	5	62	26	5	290
51	Support an fund a free medical clinic like they have in Missoula. Not just sliding scale.	5	84	36	5	266
135	Cut city employees by 50% and lower taxes	5	5	28	42	64
13	Create a public-private fund for public art and land art especially on trails and new roundabouts	4	77	42	4	295
110	Establish a Gallatin Valley Family Caregiver Relief Fund managed by the city/county or a partner non-profit (HRDC, Area IV Agency on Aging) to provide vouchers directly to family caregivers of non-Medicaid patients.	4	95	32	4	101
47	Require all "agencies" across multiple disciplines to have on staff a LCSW that has recent education with a focuses on social justice that is anti-racists, anti-colonial, diverse, equitable, and inclusive/ to combat endemic problems locally	3	69	16	3	278
59	Require affordable workforce housing	0	88	38	0	152
108	Partner with MSU or local schools to build/distribute insulated outdoor shelters for feral/stray cats (winter protection and support for community stray caretakers).	0	29	12	0	137
141	A workout path that has different stations every quarter mile or so as you're walking along and you do that exercise on that on that exercise machine. Like in Lawrence Kansas...	0	68	11	0	72
152	Renovate the Story Mansion upper floors and Carriage House for non-profit offices and/ or arts organization use.	0	83	57	0	88