Project Overview
The Missoula Midtown Association and community partners have identified the need for cohesion around a vision for changes happening in Midtown. In 2022 and 2023, the Association is working with ECONorthwest’s project team and residents to create an infrastructure, development, and placemaking master plan based on public input and research on existing conditions. The plan will describe a vision that reflects Midtown’s values—including the values of those who live, work in, and use Midtown—and reinforce the unique character, culture, and economic activity of the area.
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Identified through a previous process by the Missoula Midtown Association, the goals for this project are to:
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Provide a voice for the people who live in, work in, and utilize Midtown
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Promote equitable development
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Promote a sense of belonging
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Create predictability for private investment
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Leverage local dollars to attract Federal infrastructure funding
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Build on existing planning initiatives for Midtown
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Process + Timeline
o Creation of the Midtown Master Plan has been a year-long process.
Now completed, the plan will inform decisions for the Midtown area for years to come.
Vision
Early in the planning process, community members provided input on their future vision for Midtown. The vision statement summarizes this input and helped to guide the development of the rest of the Master Plan. The vision statement will guide community members who will implement the recommendations.
We will build a Midtown that is…
…an authentically vibrant, inclusive, and fun part of Missoula, with a high quality of life and a distinct quality of place. Future development in Midtown will lead with equitable solutions to provide a mixed-use district that provides prime opportunities for living, learning, doing business, and outdoor recreation across all income levels.
Midtown will have a strong core with vibrant activity hubs and public places for community gathering, surrounded by diverse, inclusive, and complete residential neighborhoods. Destinations and neighborhoods throughout Midtown will be safe and convenient to navigate by any form of transportation, especially by active and public transportation modes.
Related Projects
Transforming the
Brooks Street Corridor
The Bus Rapid Transit Study for the Brooks Corridor is being managed by the Missoula Redevelopment Agency (MRA). The City of Missoula is expected to receive a RAISE Grant from the Federal government and will continue to examine in-depth what is required to make BRT successful on Brooks Street.
Missoula Midtown Master Plan Supporters
$25,000 and up
Missoula Metropolitan Planning Organization
Missoula Redevelopment Agency
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$10,000 – $24,999
Allegiance Benefit Plan Management
First Interstate Bank
First Security Bank
Jackson Contractor Group, Inc.
Missoula County
Missoula Midtown Association
Missoula TBID/Destination Missoula
Southgate Mall
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$5,000 – $9,999
Clearwater Credit Union
DJ&A
Mountain Line
Stockman Bank
University of Montana
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$1,000 – $4,999
AlphaGraphics Missoula
BlueLine Development, Inc
Encompass Design
Farmers State Bank
Glacier Ice Rink
The Foster Group
IMEG
Patrick J. Lawler
Mann Mortgage
Missoula Association of REALTORS
Missoula Parking Commission
Morrison-Maierle
Northwestern Energy
Opportunity Bank
Sterling CRE
WGM Group
Woodbury Corporation
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$250 – $999
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Big Dipper Ice Cream
Pinion (Anderson ZurMuehlen)
Berkshire Hathaway Montana Properties
Flanagan Motors
Missoulian
0S2 Office Solutions & Services
Trail Head River Sports
TrailWest Bank
Trempers Shopping Center
Big Dipper Ice Cream
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In-Kind Donors
Berkshire Hathaway Montana Properties
Missoula County Fairgrounds
Missoula Family YMCA
Missoula Organization of REALTORS