MISSOULA - The Missoula City Council voted on Monday, July 10, 2023, to adopt the Midtown Master Plan.
The Master Plan Committee can now begin its very detailed implementation strategy which will work toward inputting the community’s vision for the Midtown area.
Highlights of this plan will include projects like new affordable housing, improved business opportunities and a strong effort to make Brooks Street more walkable.
“What we really found out in talking to the community is that people still want to see [the] Midtown junction fixed; they want it to be walkable. They want to be able to walk from the fairgrounds to Albertsons, to Trempers, to services and so we are looking," Midtown Master Plan Committee chair Emily Brock explained. "We are going to be looking at ways to implement that hopefully with our partners at the Missoula Redevelopment Agency.”
Brock added that putting together the master plan took a lot of community input and the committee took the public’s suggestions and included them in the final plan.
“It’s an articulation of the community’s vision for Midtown as we see all of this redevelopment happening, it’s created by and for the people.”
The changes to Midtown Missoula aren't going to happen overnight. It's estimated the project won't be completed by 2035 — if all goes to plan.
Visit https://www.midtownmasterplan.com/ for more information on the Missoula Midtown Master Plan
