EBS STAFF
The City of Bozeman Transportation and Engineering staff are experimenting with an odd-even parking pilot program for snow plowing in the south side of town. If the pilot is successful for the remainder of this winter season, Bozeman will look to implement the program city-wide for next winter.
The program requires those living on the south side of Main Street to move their cars on the first and third Tuesdays of each month and park them on the side of the street with odd house numbers. Then, on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, people must park vehicles on the side of the street with even house numbers. This allows plows, graders and other snow removal equipment to better access public streets during weeks of heavy snowfall.
“It is a challenge getting our large graders down narrow neighborhood streets, especially when vehicles are parked on both sides of the street on the assigned plowing day,” stated Nicholas Ross, transportation and engineering director, in a Jan. 27 press release from the City of Bozeman. “We’re always exploring ways to improve this situation so we can help prevent people from getting their vehicles buried in and make parking and driving safer for residents. This is a potential solution that could benefit all of us.”
A map of the city’s plowing schedule can be found here and an updated interactive map of current plowing conditions can be found here.
