Reserve Street Safety Action Plan

We're working on a plan to improve transportation safety for all who travel Reserve Street.

The Missoula Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), City of Missoula, and Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) are working together to plan for a safer Reserve Street from Interstate-90 to Brooks Street (U.S. Highway 12). This safety action plan is funded by the Federal Highway Administration's Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program. This corridor was selected for a safety action plan due its high crash history and complexity when compared to other corridors in the region.

Phase Two Public Engagement Opportunity:

We want to hear from you!

Please provide your input on the alternative approaches to improving safety on Reserve Street with this online engagement informational survey!

What we found out in Phase One:

• In phase one of outreach and data collection, our team discovered themes such as concerns about turning left or crossing Reserve Street when there is not a signal, high speeds throughout the corridor, pedestrian and bicyclist safety, traffic congestion, darkness at night and early morning, entering and exiting businesses, and more.
• Data collection also indicated that most crashes occur at or near intersections and involve rear-ends, turning vehicles or vehicles trying to cross Reserve Street.
• Based on this information, the Reserve Safety Action Plan team has developed a potential menu of alternatives along the Reserve Street Corridor to enhance safety. These proposed alternatives are not set in stone. The project team is looking for public feedback on these options in order to determine ideal short-term and long-term changes.

Phase Two Public Engagement Opportunity:

Please provide your input on the alternative approaches to improving safety on Reserve Street with this online engagement informational survey!

Project Background

Reserve Street is a critical part of Missoula as well as part of the larger U.S. Highway 93, which runs north-south through Missoula as a connector to Idaho and northwestern Montana. It functions as a thoroughfare for freight, a passage for retail, a drive home or to work for commuters, and a road that must be crossed for thousands of travelers each day. It serves as a shopping and business district for dozens of retailers. There are multiple neighborhoods and schools that are located along or near Reserve Street. It sees some of the largest traffic counts in the state of Montana. With such heavy and multi-faceted usage, this plan provides an opportunity to identify how Reserve Street can more safely serve all users of all abilities.

This safety plan builds upon the Reserve Street Community Input Project completed in 2021. This project laid the groundwork for understanding the needs and desires from surrounding communities and stakeholders regarding the future of Reserve Street. The safety action plan will build upon prior work to assess the safety of Reserve Street for all modes of transportation and all abilities and includes intersections and driveways along the corridor. Assessment will use public input along with key transportation planning data sources to understand where, why, and how safety challenges arise. Using this information, the safety plan will be able to provide informed safety interventions for implementation across the near, medium, and long term.

Your feedback, along with those who live near, work on, and commute along Reserve Street in Missoula, is highly valued. You may also email Becca@bigskypublicrelations.com to provide feedback, which will be logged and reviewed by the project team.

The engagement tools below are no longer in use, but we still want to hear from you!

Please provide your input on the alternative approaches to improving safety on Reserve Street with this online engagement informational survey!