The Boise Weekly
Should Redevelopment Answer To Taxpayers?
Tax watchdogs in Idaho are challenging the state's redevelopment agencies, and opened up the question: are they city departments, or not? And if they are, shouldn't their decisions follow the will of the voters?
Boise Looks to Streetcars for Urban Renewal
Boise considers resurrecting their streetcar system after an 80 year absence.
Boise's West End Neighborhood Poised for Renaissance
A new transportation corridor prompts the coordination of transportation and land use planning efforts in Boise.
Boise Reconsiders Landlord Status
City officials in Boise, Idaho, are considering a liquidation of properties the city owns and operates as affordable housing. The costs of keeping the housing available is becoming unaffordable for the city.
Is It Time For Transit In The Boise Valley?
The Treasure Valley metro area, centered around Boise, Idaho, is the latest region to explore the ideal of rail transit, with officials looking to Salt Lake City as a model.
Refashioning A Town Down On Its Luck
Home to Chinese immigrants before becoming a town known for vice and sin, Garden City, Idaho, is planning a rebirth that leaders and residents hope will transform the community into a desirable and prosperous part of Metro Boise.
Boise Light Rail: Fantasy or Reality?
Boise's proposal for commuter light-rail chugs along.
Idaho Proposition Threatens Land Use Law
Planners are spooked by a Measure 37 look-a-like bill that spills over into Idaho.
Boise Buses Struggle To Survive
The population is increasing, but Boise's bus system has been on the same route map for more than 10 years. Some public officials want to update routes and increase transit options, but others translate low ridership into no demand.
Public Parks More Important Than Schools?
Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne decides to use a budget surplus on expanding the state park system, when many expected more educational funding.
Idaho's Newest Planned Community Continues to Move Forward
A large development may be constructed near Boise in the wake of arguments between city and county planning officials.
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