“I don’t think what people are really pushing against is density, it’s dysfunction. When density is not done well with the appropriate infrastructure — ability to provide services, traffic flow, pedestrian facilities, transit facilities — when you do density without those things you do get dysfunction,” Talago said. “I think people are tired of new development that erodes quality of life.”
My neighbor and Tree Coalition comrade Angie Kociolek’s recent public comment, “Do what you will” is still reverberating through our community– and rightfully so. Almost two years have passed since the UDC update halt, and confidence is wearing thin. People are losing faith that the city can deliver a development code that respects existing neighborhoods. What started as concerned citizen engagement has now become exasperation.
Nora Shelly with the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reached out to me to discuss where the process stands now.
'Do what you will': Flashes of rancor still evident amid Bozeman's unified development code work
BOZEMAN CHRONICLE — As the city prepares for another work session Aug. 19 and eyes a goal deadline of the end of the year to get the new code finished, people on all sides of the issue are anxious to see where the code ends up. Read more.