Third Street and Clements Road Complete Street Project in Target Range

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Rather than exploring a full complete street concept along Third Street and Clements Road, staff will instead look at a shared use path along this section of road.

After hearing concerns from area residents, Missoula County staff led a multiple-month engagement effort to know if the surrounding Target Range neighbors and community support a “complete street” project on Third St. and Clements Rd. Currently, this roadway network has a “rural typical section,” meaning it is just a road with roadside drainage. A “complete street,” which is what staff considered, includes curb and gutter for drainage, sidewalks and shared-use paths for bikes or other non-motorized users. This concept would most likely slow traffic down while providing a space for bikes, walkers and others who aren’t traveling by car.

After multiple months of engagement, rather than exploring a full complete street concept along Third Street and Clements Road, staff will instead look at a shared use path along this section of road. This project is already identified in the Pathways and Trails Masterplan, which you can view online. Because funding is limited, there is no timeline for that path now; however, staff will keep it on their radar as future funding opportunities become available.

Missoula County, the City of Missoula and the Missoula Metropolitan Planning Organization hosted an open house on March 7, 2024, at the Hawthorne School gym, to hear from residents about this, and this Missoula County Voice page has been up from winter until the summer 2024.

Third and Clements complete street option 1. Shows sidewalk next to boulevard, with bike lane and traffic lanes next to eachother

Third and Clements complete street option 2. Shows sidewalks and bike lanes next to each other, and the boulevard separating the street and those bike lane

After hearing concerns from area residents, Missoula County staff led a multiple-month engagement effort to know if the surrounding Target Range neighbors and community support a “complete street” project on Third St. and Clements Rd. Currently, this roadway network has a “rural typical section,” meaning it is just a road with roadside drainage. A “complete street,” which is what staff considered, includes curb and gutter for drainage, sidewalks and shared-use paths for bikes or other non-motorized users. This concept would most likely slow traffic down while providing a space for bikes, walkers and others who aren’t traveling by car.

After multiple months of engagement, rather than exploring a full complete street concept along Third Street and Clements Road, staff will instead look at a shared use path along this section of road. This project is already identified in the Pathways and Trails Masterplan, which you can view online. Because funding is limited, there is no timeline for that path now; however, staff will keep it on their radar as future funding opportunities become available.

Missoula County, the City of Missoula and the Missoula Metropolitan Planning Organization hosted an open house on March 7, 2024, at the Hawthorne School gym, to hear from residents about this, and this Missoula County Voice page has been up from winter until the summer 2024.

Third and Clements complete street option 1. Shows sidewalk next to boulevard, with bike lane and traffic lanes next to eachother

Third and Clements complete street option 2. Shows sidewalks and bike lanes next to each other, and the boulevard separating the street and those bike lane

Rather than exploring a full complete street concept along Third Street and Clements Road, staff will instead look at a shared use path along this section of road.

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