June 24, 2016
Comments Off on ACHD to close Jefferson Street at St. Luke’s
After two and a half years of passionate debate, the fate of Jefferson Street in the St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center neighborhood was sealed June 23 as the Ada County Highway District Commission agreed to abandon two blocks of the ...
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June 21, 2016
Comments Off on ACHD: No rush to move ahead with Broadway/Warm Springs project
A pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly Broadway/Warm Springs Avenue/Avenue B lies ahead in the indefinite future. The Ada County Highway District Commission on June 15 approved the conceptual design for the intersection at Boise’s east end of downtown. The plan would add ...
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A large share of residential streets between Hill Road and the Boise River in Boise’s North End and in the East End will see chipsealing surface treatment during the course of summer as the Ada County High District does its ...
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June 10, 2016
Comments Off on ACHD Commission will consider restored mid-block left-turns on Broadway
The Ada County Highway District has yielded to drivers with its newest design for a more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly intersection at Broadway-Warm Springs-Avenue B. The design now includes keeping the center turning lane to allow left turns from Broadway into ...
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May 3, 2016
Comments Off on Bike lanes on hold for now for Boise’s Idaho and Main streets
The decision on bike lanes for Idaho and Main streets in downtown Boise has been shelved indefinitely. The Ada County Highway District Commission decided to pull the Idaho/Main bike lanes from its April 27 agenda after a workshop the prior ...
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April 5, 2016
Comments Off on Pedestrians, bikes may have priority in Broadway/Warm Springs future
Pedestrians and bicyclists have become the priority as the Ada County Highway District deliberates on improving the five-way intersection at Broadway and Warm Springs at downtown Boise’s east end. Two concepts now in play involve adding bike lanes, sidewalks and ...
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March 18, 2016
Comments Off on Public weighs in on downtown Boise bike lanes
Public input likely won’t give the Ada County Highway District Commission much clarity on how to proceed with adding bicycle lanes on Idaho and Main streets in downtown Boise when the commission decides the matter on April 27. There does ...
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March 8, 2016
Comments Off on ACHD open house presents Idaho Street and Main Street bike lane options
The Ada County Highway District on April 27 will decide whether to add bicycle lanes to Idaho and Main streets in downtown Boise between Broadway and 16th Street. ACHD will have an open house March 16 at the Boise City ...
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Emerald Street east of Orchard Street is auto-centric, with little to no room for pedestrians or bicyclists. Two vehicle lanes head in each direction, with no bicycle lanes and only a smattering of sidewalk. The Ada County Highway District is ...
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October 29, 2015
Comments Off on Ada County residential streets rate high in pavement condition
Earlier this year, a nationally recognized pavement consulting deemed Ada County’s arterial roads to be among the Top 5 percent in the West. The same firm has returned and found the county’s residential streets just as smooth. Nichols Consulting Engineers, ...
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