Active Projects: 

Frontage Pathway

Resolution 5209 adopted October 13, 2020. Funding amount awarded by Commission: $90,000

Project Partner: Gallatin Alliance for Pathways

GAP Application
GAP Addendum
GAP Letters of Support
GAP Letter 2-12-2020
GAP Letter 7-27-2020

Westside Pathways and Trails Connections Project

Resolution 5221 adopted October 13, 2020. Funding amount awarded by Commission: $99,612.51 

Project Partner: Gallatin Valley Land Trust

GVLT Application
GVLT Map Packet
Story Map (August 2020 print version of Story Map)

Completed Projects: 

Front Street Connector

Resolution 4621 A adopted on September 28, 2015. Funding amount awarded by Commission: $178,106

Resolution 5147 adopted October 13, 2020. Additional $110,681.76 TOP funding awarded due to increased project costs.

This project includes an 8-ft. wide paved asphalt path and bridge over Bozeman Creek between the intersection of E. Oak St. at N. Rouse Ave. and N. Wallace Ave., linking to the Story Mill spur trail and ultimately, the Path to the M. The project is sponsored by the Gallatin Valley Land Trust with a grant from the Northeast Urban Renewal District and State of Montana Recreational Trails Program.

Path to the “M” and Drinking Horse Mountain 

Resolution 4484 adopted October 28, 2013. Funding amount awarded by the City Commission: $600,000.

Resolution 4757 adopted February 6, 2017. Additional $75,000 TOP funding to match increased FLAP grant.

The path is a 2.16-mile separated path along Bridger Drive from Story Mill road to the trail heads of the “M” and “Drinking Horse” and includes an underpass between the two trails. In addition to providing connections to the two trails, the path also links Story Mill Community Park, the Story Mill spur, and the Glen Lake Rotary Park (formerly East Gallatin Recreation Area).

What’s great about it?

Connectivity: This path connects the city of Bozeman to a few of our cherished local hikes, bringing our beautiful landscape that much closer; and provides non-vehicular connectivity for City and County residences along the path into the City of Bozeman’s sidewalk and trail network.

Quality of Life: Bikers, walkers, and trail enthusiasts of all kinds will get to enjoy this new resource.

Reduced Parking Congestion: With better access to the trailheads skip the car and catch the sunset from the mountain, without the hassle of parking; or jump on the trail from your home in the foothills as a safe route to school, dinner, and events downtown!

How it's Funded?

This project was sponsored by the Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) and is funded primarily through a Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The total cost of this project was approximately $4 million.  With the TOP bond funding of $675,000, the City's portion of the project is roughly 17%!

Special Thanks To:

Projects like these take huge team efforts. We appreciate our partners who helped take this from dream to reality: GVLT, Gallatin County, Western Transportation Institute, US Forest Service, Federal Highway Administration, Montana Department of Transportation, and Collin’s Coalition 

Bozeman Pond Park Expansion 

Resolution 4494 adopted December 2, 2013. Funding amount awarded by the City Commission: $1,045,000.

Resolution 4618 adopted December 7, 2015. Additional $250,000 TOP funding. 

This project, submitted by the Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT), involve the City of Bozeman acquiring nine acres of land, which was slated for development into high-density housing, from GVLT at a cost of roughly $610,000. The total cost of the project was $1.52 million, including  over $225,000 in cash and in-kind contributions from GVLT, Run Dog Run, HAVEN, and ERA Landmark Realty. The project expands Bozeman Pond Park, which the City leases from the Montana Division of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, to over 25 acres. The park expansion area includes an open lawn with two small picnic shelters, a natural play area, a two-acre, fenced dog off-leash area ("Lewis and Bark Park"), a barrier-free restroom, a paved, shared-use path from Huffine to Ravalli, internal, gravel fines trail connections (installed by GVLT volunteers), and a 26-space parking lot off Fowler Avenue at Ravalli. The three picnic/shade shelters were custom-designed by local architect Ken VanDeWalle and sponsored by the Bozeman Optimist club.

Bozeman Creek Enhancement at Bogert Park 

Resolution 4492 adopted December 9, 2013. Funding amount awarded by the City Commission: $440,000.

Resolution 2718 adopted August 22, 2016.  Additional $50,000 TOP funding.

This project re-aligned approximately 700 feet of the Bozeman Creek channel through Bogert Park to return it to a more natural and ecologically productive condition, adding floodplain capacity and enhancing riparian habitat diversity. The broader floodplain and overflow channel improve water quality by reducing stream velocity and allowing sedimentation deposits to form naturally.

The project was sponsored by the Bozeman Creek Enhancement Committee (BCEC), a partnership of city, state and federal agencies, community groups and individuals, including the Bozeman Parks and Recreation Department, Downtown Bozeman Partnership, Friends of Bogert Park, Gallatin Local Water Quality District, Gallatin Valley Land Trust, Greater Gallatin Watershed Council, and the State of Montana. The project is consistent with the Bozeman Creek Enhancement Plan, adopted by the Bozeman City Commission on July 23, 2012, the Bogert Park Master Plan, the Downtown Improvement Plan and the Bozeman Community Plan.

The total project cost was $645,000, including $175,000 in grants from the State of Montana Division of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Future Fisheries program and Recreational Trails Program, and the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Friends of Bogert Park provided $10,000 and $10,000 in Park Improvement Grant funds were allocated to the project. Bench donations were provided by GVLT. 

Story Mill Community Park

Resolution 4517 adopted on March 24, 2014. Funding amount awarded by the City Commission: $4,500,000.

TPL's work in the part started with a major restoration project that restored the ecological functionality of the site's wetlands, expanded floodplain capacity along the East Gallatin River, and enhanced habitat for fish, birds and other wildlife.  This project provides a significant educational opportunity by serving as a “living classroom” for visitors of all ages to witness the multi-year process of renewal and restoration and learn about the importance of wetlands to water quality and ecological health.

Bozeman Sports Park 

Resolution 4521 adopted on April 7, 2014 and April 14, 2014. Funding amount awarded by the City Commission: $7,500,000.

Resolution 4844 adopted January 22, 2018. Additional funding amount awarded by the Commission: $917,000

This project involves the development of an 80-acre field ports complex on property purchased (at a cost of $2.2 million) by the City east of Flanders Mill Road between Baxter Lane and West Oak Street. The Sports Park will include multi-use sport fields that will be programmed primarily for soccer and lacrosse, but also to accommodate rugby, ultimate frisbee, and Recreation Division camps. Site amenities in the Master Plan adopted by Commission include restrooms, concessions, spectator areas, a central playground - splash pad feature, stormwater detention, irrigation storage, landscaped areas incorporating green infrastructure, and parking. 

Phase One of the Sports Park is complete. Future phases will be completed as funding becomes available. The total estimated build-out cost of the Sports Park is $20 million.