June 7, 2018
Comments Off on Idaho may get $90 million to widen I-84 in Nampa
A $90.24 million federal grant may come Idaho’s way to fund a large share of widening Interstate 84 in Nampa. The Idaho Transportation Department and Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho were notified that the region was in line for ...
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Meridian is the 10th fastest-growing city in the United States among cities with at least 50,000 residents behind five Texas cities and suburbs of Phoenix, Denver, Nashville and Des Moines, according to the U.S. Census bureau’s annual estimate of city ...
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The year 2020 may seem far away, but not if you’re involved with the census. Idaho is already preparing. Required by the U.S. Constitution, the census is held every 10 years and is intended to count the population and identify where ...
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March 7, 2017
Comments Off on Boise’s playing catch-up on bike and pedestrian paths
In just a few years, the American bike lane concept has matured beyond a hastily painted add-on at the edge of a road. Now descriptions include protected, buffered, contraflow, shared-use, cycle tracks, separate bike paths and greenways. Minneapolis even calls ...
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May 17, 2016
Comments Off on Bike and pedestrian safety, simplified
Peter Lagerwey likes to emphasize street crossings when he talks about pedestrian safety. “Where do we put all our energy? Putting in sidewalks,” said Lagerwey, a former Seattle senior transportation planner who now tours the country regarding bicycle and pedestrian ...
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January 28, 2016
Comments Off on Oklahoma City mayor will bring his local-option tax talk to Boise, Meridian
Oklahoma City has redefined its downtown and overall city with a one-cent, local-option sales tax over the past two decades, building a downtown baseball stadium, dozens of new schools, a downtown library and the groundwork to revitalize a warehouse district ...
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June 24, 2015
Comments Off on COMPASS hands out $103,000 for community improvements
The region’s transportation planning agency will give out about $103,000 in grants during this year to 10 member organizations for small projects. The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho is focusing these grants on three specific tasks: • Provide better ...
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June 24, 2015
Comments Off on COMPASS grant will help Kuna spruce up its downtown
Kuna is planning a downtown revitalization program. Planning for the improvements will be largely funded with a $16,000 grant from the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho. The grant will pay about three-quarters of the cost for strategic planning to ...
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October 20, 2014
Comments Off on State and region disagree about I-84 project in Canyon County
The region’s transportation planning agency has hit the ball back to the Idaho Transportation Department regarding a $13.35 million project to rehabilitate Interstate 84 between US Highway 20/26 in Caldwell and Franklin Boulevard in Nampa. ITD dropped the proposed I-84 ...
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October 14, 2014
Comments Off on Regional planning details large and small revealed in new online tool
A new online map-based data tool provides users with bountiful information about local planning elements such as transportation, housing and land use. The new, interactive COMPASS dashboard at www.compassidaho.org/dashboard also allows users to delve into data revolving around health, farmland ...
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