Residents get say in Kalispell's Main Street safety plan effort

Kalispell officials solicited public input for the forthcoming Main Street safety plan at an open house Tuesday, which also gave residents an opportunity to speak with representatives from the city, Kalispell Downtown Association and Kalispell Business Improvement District.

“We were happy to see extensive public engagement at the open house,” said Kalispell Development Services Director Jarod Nygren. He said he hoped that residents will remain involved, contributing to an interactive map on the project website and attending a second open house in the spring. 

Aimed at preventing fatalities and serious injury along the U.S. 93/Main Street corridor, the Main Street Kalispell Safety Plan is funded through a U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All Planning Grant totalling $520,000. It is seen by city officials as the culmination of the municipality’s Core Area Plan, the 2017 Downtown Plan and the monumental U.S. 93 Bypass project.