Plans and Studies Library

Explore the history of the future of the City of Bismarck though published plans and studies.

An archive of transportation studies conducted by the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) involving Bismarck is also available here.

Bismarck's currently active comprehensive plan and supporting documents are available here.

1970 Design Example

Comprehensive Plans

  1. 1941 - Six Year Program for Municipal Improvements and Plan for Development
  2. 1965 - Bismarck Plans
  3. 1972 - 82 Preview Master Plan
  4. 1980 - Comprehensive Policy Plan
  5. 1980 - Growth Management Considerations
  1. 1983 - Growth Management Techniques
  2. 2003 Growth Management Plan
  3. 2014 - Growth Management Plan
  4. 2017 - Infill and Redevelopment Plan
  5. 2022 - Together2045 Comprehensive Plan

Transportation Plans (not commissioned by MPO)

  1. 1968 - Bismarck Mandan Land Use
  2. 1968 - Bismarck Mandan Traffic Characteristics
  3. 1968 - Bismarck Mandan Population and Economic Base Study
  1. 1984 - Bismarck Medical District Traffic Planning Study
  2. 1999 - State Street Pedestrian Safety and Access Study

Downtown Plans

  1. 1960 - Central Business District Objectives
  2. 1968 - Downtown Bismarck North Dakota
  3. 1970 - Central Area Design Study
  4. 1973 - Bismarck Center Phase 2
  5. 1973 - Downtown Design Plan Phase 1
  6. 1979 - Urban Renewal Plan
  7. 1980 - Central Business District Needs Analysis
  1. 1980 - Proposal for the Enhancement of the Central Business District
  2. 1985 - Update of Central Business District Needs Analysis
  3. 1986 - Bismarck Enclosed Walkway Study
  4. 1993 - The Central Business District Plan
  5. 1995 - Streetscape Guidelines for Downtown Bismarck
  6. 2013 - Downtown Bismarck Subarea Plan

Parking Studies

  1. 1956 - Bismarck Parking Survey
  2. 1962 - Bismarck Parking Study
  3. 1978 - Downtown Parking Plan
  1. 2008 - Downtown Parking Study
  2. 2018 - On Street Parking Inventory and Occupancy Survey

Small Area Plans

  1. 1980 - Grande Prairie Estates Master Plan
  2. 2001 - Missouri Valley Fairground Site Strategic Development Plan
  3. 2017 - Missouri Valley Complex Master Plan
  1. 2007 - Tyler Coulee Stormwater Master Plan
  2. 2000 - Capitol Complex Master Plan

Other Plans

  1. 1978 - Bismarck Bicycle Plan
  2. 2000 - Historical Architectural Inventory and Evaluation of Downtown Bismarck
  3. 2015 - Housing Demand Analysis
  1. 2019 - Bismarck Strategic Plan
  2. 2020 - Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
  3. 2025 - Bismarck Arts and Culture Master Plan