Park in Emmett, ride to Boise
Gem County residents dreading the Highway 16 drive into Boise will have a relaxing option toward the end of the year as a Park & Ride lot opens in Emmett. The county’s first Park & Ride will be...
View ArticleTwo-way traffic returns to 11th and 12th streets
Two-way traffic returned to 11th and 12th streets at the end of October but other conversions of one-way streets are awaiting drier weather. 11th Street now has two-way traffic between Main and State...
View ArticleBike lane now leads up to the Capitol
Capitol Boulevard now has five blocks of buffered bike lane from Front Street to Jefferson Street. Buffered means there are two white lines on the pavement to create space between bikes and cars, but...
View ArticleNo surprise: Eagle and Fairview is the busiest intersection
Nobody needs a traffic count to know that Eagle Road is the place to avoid during rush hour, especially the epicenter intersection of Eagle and Fairview. Chinden Boulevard is no picnic either. Every...
View ArticleACHD proposes wider 15th Street bike lane
The Ada County Highway District is proposing to remove the east side parking lane on 15th Street between Bannock and Fort streets to allow for a wider bike lane. But ACHD said community input will play...
View ArticleRoyal Boulevard likely will bust through small park
With as many as 1,500 new residents living in the Lusk Street neighborhood later this year, plans are in the works to extend Royal Boulevard through a sliver of park space and create new intersections...
View ArticleChipsealing road work will come to many neighborhoods east of Orchard
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...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s still has to jump many hurdles to reach its goal
Before two blocks of Jefferson Street disappear off the downtown Boise map, St. Luke’s Health System will have to address adding mixed-use elements such as retail to its master plan and reopen Bannock...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleReport: Boise has some of the best roads in the West
Boise roads pass muster as among the best in the country. An independent evaluation of Ada County’s primary roads determined that 86 percent are in “very good” condition, 13 percent are “good” and only...
View ArticlePublic input sought on bike lanes for south end of Capitol Boulevard
The Ada County Highway District is looking at ways to keep downtown bike lanes going up Capitol Boulevard to Federal Way and Rose Hill Street. New Capitol Boulevard bike lanes were striped this summer...
View ArticleAda 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...
View ArticleACHD plans to add sidewalks and bike lanes to Emerald/Americana
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...
View ArticleACHD 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...
View ArticlePublic 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...
View ArticlePedestrians, 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...
View ArticleBike 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...
View ArticleACHD 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...
View ArticleRoad chipsealing will fill the summer in Boise foothills
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...
View ArticleACHD: 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...
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