Notes from the saddle, the kitchen, and Bozeman.
Trip reports and Bozeman politics.
Thrubiking the Continental Divide Trail
Today I’m setting out on a solo, self-supported mountain bike ride tracing a modified version of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) – the hiking trail (not the more common Great Divide Mountain Bike Route). My goal is to contribute to defining…
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All posts →Fayetteville: An Inspiring Sister City?
Bozeman could learn a lot from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Fayetteville is a university town in the Ozarks that’s become an amenity destination for many of the same reasons…
Bozeman’s Draft Development Code is Less Scary Than It Seems
Bozeman’s new draft development code uses a form-based approach to residential zoning. According to the Form-Based Codes Institute, A form-based code is a land development regulation that fosters predictable…
Big Housing Wins in the 2023 Montana Legislature
While headlines concerning the 2023 Montana Legislative session were dominated by efforts of the Republican supermajority to dismember Montana’s constitution and strip the rights…
Yes In My Backyard Act
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i) introduced the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act to shed light on discriminatory land use…