Valley Regional Transit (VRT) has added four electric-powered buses to its Boise routes, and, during a mid-September ribbon-cutting event, hinted more are likely to come, and not just in Boise. City officials like Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and City Council ...
Read More »Transportation representatives, partners cut ribbon for new electric buses
Bus riders find merit in public transit 
There’s a stigma to riding the bus in the Treasure Valley. Donna Bernardelli, who rides to work at the Moffatt Thomas law firm every day, hears it all the time. “’Are you afraid to drive? Do you have a DUI?’” ...
Read More »Commuter rail tops wish list for Treasure Valley leaders 
If money and political will were no object and there were no limits to building a public transit system for a population heading to 1 million people, what would the system look like? Right off the top, the mayors of ...
Read More »Commuteride vanpool fills a public transit gap 
Sylvia Marmon is at the steering wheel, as she has been for 17 years with Commuteride, the Ada County Highway District vanpool service. ACHD has offered Commuteride since 1976 for commuters from neighboring counties. Generally, drivers rotate among vanpool riders, ...
Read More »Traditional public transit competes with sharing community 
Cities are still committed to massive investments in traditional forms of public transit dating back more than a century: buses, streetcars, subways, light rail, commuter rail. But how much will they fit in the future? “Transportation itself is changing really ...
Read More »The future of public transit: Where’s the money? 
Cities and states and voters are giving thumbs up to expansive public transit projects in many places around the country, but not in Idaho. The state stands out in the U.S. in terms of meager public transit funding. The November ...
Read More »Survey: Treasure Valley residents would like more public transit options 
The Treasure Valley, like nearly all western cities, is designed entirely for automotive transport. Public officials who would like to build substantial, rider-convenient public transit in Idaho face a daunting obstacle: there is no dedicated funding for public transit. Other ...
Read More »Boise struggles with limited public transit options
Back in the 1920s, you could get from Boise to Caldwell without a car or a horse, and without owning any sort of conveyance. All you had to do was board the Boise & Interurban Railway, which ran a loop ...
Read More »Treasure Valley leaders face off on the future of public transit
The population of the Treasure Valley is expected to grow from 640,000 to 1 million by 2040, and by who knows how much more in the decades beyond that. Many public officials agree that the roads and parking aren’t adequate ...
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