A new transportation study by the Idaho Policy Institute, a non-partisan research organization at Boise State University, will have an unequivocal message: Idaho must raise new revenue now to preserve its transportation network, especially its roads. The consequence of not ...
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May 18, 2017
Comments Off on Coeur d’Alene bids farewell to 1922/1950 pavement on Seltice Way
A new future awaits Seltice Way, the venerable concrete-and-stone roadway that served as the main road between Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls until Interstate 90 opened in the 1960s. Seltice remains the primary non-freeway street between the two cities. But ...
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June 20, 2016
Comments Off on City transportation action plan declares streets are not just for car
Boise’s Transportation Action Plan lays out a street network with equal access for cars, bicycles, pedestrians and public transit. Boise doesn’t own its streets, making it a rarity among American cities. They’re owned by the Ada County Highway District. The ...
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April 19, 2016
Comments Off on Expert: Road design is directly related to public health
Automobile-centric modern America is rigged against good health, says an urban health expert. Richard Joseph Jackson, a pediatrician and professor at the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, called for making dense development, walking and bicycling a priority. Jackson, ...
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February 8, 2016
Comments Off on Making Vista Avenue “healthier” for people and business
National experts on transportation and health will convene in Boise Feb. 15-17 to evaluate the vexing Vista Avenue with its fast traffic, lack of bike lanes and sidewalks right up to the curb. The national study team comes at the ...
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November 20, 2015
Comments Off on Boise bike sharing catches on in first year
Bike sharing in Boise ends its first fair weather riding season with 3,395 members enrolled in Boise GreenBike, the local bike sharing program that is a service of Valley Regional Transit. This is a program where people can pay $4 ...
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August 25, 2015
Comments Off on Freight rail could become a big player in Boise
Freight train service is an improvised matter in Ada County. Once a day on each weekday, the Boise Valley Railroad rolls from the Union Pacific depot in Nampa to southeast Boise and back, dropping off and picking up rail cars ...
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August 5, 2015
Comments Off on A wide bike lane now crosses Capitol Boulevard bridge
The chipsealing pavement work on Capitol Boulevard has brought with it a new lane configuration along with a generous 7-foot bike lane that is two feet wider than the national standard. The new striping was designed, in part, to extend ...
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More than 500 miles of roadway between the Boise River and the Orchard-Gowan-Eisenman corridor will be chipsealed from now through the end of August. Some downtown streets between Front Street and the river and also between the Main Street-Fairview Avenue ...
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June 9, 2015
Comments Off on CCDC’s Pioneer Corridor will be extended to the Greenbelt
Capital City Development Corp.’s showplace for downtown mobility is the Pioneer Corridor, a path for walkers and bicyclists that weaves between the Greenbelt and Myrtle Street. The path, which runs between 11th and 12th streets, mostly away from vehicle traffic, ...
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