Comments for “2023 Billings Urban Area Long Range Transportation Plan - Draft Projects”
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I think to slow drivers down on all the streets on this side of town, we have to do what they do on the historic street around downtown. Add trees and signs. It was said in a meeting one time that all these streets are the same size, but they do things to make them feel uncomfortable to make them drive slower….. trees, landscaping, bump outs and other things.
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Grand Ave/ 24th St
More bike parking would better support bike & ride options at this busy transfer point close to ditch trail. Other useful transfers visible on doc page 6 -- Grand & 15th and Bus #3 at Veterans Park for Rocky and Ditch Trail parkers. www.billingsmt.gov/DocumentCenter/View/47800/Billings-TDP_Draft_081112022#page38
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Fifth Ave Trail brainstorming sessions could be set up around food truck events and invite neighboring stakeholders to throw out ideas over lunch on regular intervals during the summer. Downtown Billings could invest in some e-pedicabs for use during Red Oxx and Metra events. Cycle clubs could offer a monthly 5th Ave ride to establish the route in people’s minds even before paving and fancy landscaping.
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ReplyRead about the added value to be gained from a trail like the 5th Ave Corridor:https://americas.uli.org/active-transportation-real-estate-next-frontier/ Indianapolis, Indiana. A 2014 study of Indianapolis’s eight-mile (13 km) Indianapolis Cultural
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Trail by the Indiana University Public Policy Institute found that since its opening in 2008, the
value of properties within a block of this high-quality biking and walking trail has risen an
astonishing 148 percent. The value of the nearly 1,800 parcels within 500 feet (152 m) of the trail
increased by more than $1.01 billion over the same period. Given the fact that this eight-mile
(13 km) landscaped trail around the heart of the city cost only $62.5 million (mostly provided
by private or philanthropic sources, as well as a federal Transportation Investment Generating
Economic Recovery [TIGER] grant), the city has declared it not just a quality-of-life asset, but
an economic boon as well.
>> Dallas, Texas. Since the opening of the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) Katy Trail in the Uptown neighborhood
of Dallas in 2006, property values have climbed nearly 80 percent, to $3.4 billion, according to
Uptown’s business improvement district.
>> Radnor, Pennsylvania. A 2011 study by the GreenSpace Alliance and the Delaware Valley
Regional Planning Commission found that properties within a quarter-mile (0.4 km) of the
Radnor Trail in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, were valued on average $69,139 higher than
other area properties further away. Real estate listings in Radnor frequently mention trail
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A small 13th St (and even Clark to the East) connection path would improve SRTS for so many households. On the map it looks like these streets belong to the city.
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ReplyBirdpoint Townhomes might sell the few necessary feet to connect 13th - just a short but important path for school kids. The entire block across from the school is impermeable to kids on foot heading north. https://svc.mt.gov/dor/property/prc#/map/0309270521137MSTR?mapMode=standard
Like Liked 5 timesAlong the same lines, it would be wise for the city to purchase this green connection as a park/ watershed/ walking hill SRTS before it gets filled in and blocked off. https://svc.mt.gov/dor/property/prc#/map/03092705204160000?mapMode=standard
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With this car lot currently for sale it's a good time to reconsider this jumble of streets and uses. How could you manage traffic more safely -- maybe with the corner lot as a roundabout and Division narrowed to southbound (northbound on 35th) encouraging school- park connection. Or some other safe green traffic calming strategy.
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Hwy 3 from Airport to Zimmerman Trail
*The speed limit between Zimmerman Trail and the airport needs to be reduced...even though it is suppose to be 50 MPH, average speed is MUCH higher. Solar speed limit signs with "speed limit is___" "your speed is___" would help remind people. *Semis using air breaks has become more and more common...very annoying for those of us who live off of Highway 3 in residential areas...need signs restricting them. *Turn lanes into our neighborhood streets is going to become a must because of the increase in traffic...becoming very dangerous. *An animal underpass by Masterson Circle or Hickok would help animals cross, and people, too, from Rehberg Ranch. Over 200 animal collisions since 1995.
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The curb cut here narrows to sidewalk width and at an odd angle, making it very difficult for bike to cross here to the other side multi-use trail. Also the cross walk stripping and flashing light sign should be moved to the south side of Colton to connect the 2 multi-use paths
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A tunnel would be a great addition here. Pedestrian crossing difficult and unsafe. Traffic travels extremely fast and is not looking for pedestrians. With the noticeable increase in traffic here this is not a place that is easy to cross for kids. Improving safety would improve pedestrian access on this trail and to nearby businesses. Current crosswalk lights are not enough to make this roundabout crossing safe for pedestrians
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