One of the first proposals to arise from the Midtown Master Plan would change the zoning on a Brooks Street parcel, allowing for a five-story building and up to 14 dwelling units.
Plans to reshape the downtown transportation network and another geared toward Brooks Street remain on the horizon, and the city is pursuing them both with diligence.
A man was struck by a vehicle and killed on Brooks Street on Friday night, prompting the Missoula Police Department to close a stretch of the busy corridor in both directions while it conducted its investigation.
The city and its partners are working to introduce a rapid-transit system on Brooks Street and launch a new age of transit-oriented development within the corridor.
After completing a study on the Brooks Street corridor and its need for both transit and pedestrian improvements, the city is ready to embark on the next step by designing the project.
First Security Bank plans to consolidate its Missoula offices into a new building planned in the Southgate Triangle, marking one of the first commercial projects to invest in the Midtown area in accordance to the district's emerging master plan.
The city last year received an $847,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to plan and engineer a range of improvements on Brooks Street, including better bike and pedestrian infrastructure and a bus rapid-transit system.