Idaho

Boise Confronts Affordable Housing Issue

At a recent ULI Conference, local and national experts discussed housing trends in fast-growing Boise Metro area, and urged developers to build more low-cost homes.
22 March 2007 - 8:00am
The (Boise) Idaho Statesman

Treasure Valley Idaho Transit Making Progress

Funds have been approved to identify site selection for a multi-modal transit center in downtown Boise. The city is also pushing its public transit system to create fixed bus stops so that riders won't have to flag down buses to get a ride.
30 January 2007 - 2:00pm
The Idaho Statesman

Taking A Walk In Boise

A Boise historian promotes walking as a way to get in touch with the city's history, and officials are hoping a walking education will help residents understand why planning is essential to managing the city's huge population growth.
28 January 2007 - 9:00am
The Idaho Statesman

Planner Moonlighting: Where To Draw The Line

Commissioners in Ada County, Idaho declare planner's private contract with adjacent county violated county ethics statute.
24 January 2007 - 8:00am
The Idaho Statesman

Growth A Concern In Idaho, According To Survey

Growth, education and jobs/wages/employment are the top concerns identified in public policy survey conducted recently by Boise State University's social science research center.
20 January 2007 - 1:00pm
BSU Social Science Research Center

Eminent Domain And Property Owner Compensation Up To Idaho Voters

Idaho's Proposition 2 asks voters to decide whether the state should compensate property owners when land-use laws reduce their property values. The voters must also decide if they want their state to prohibit the use of eminent domain.
2 November 2006 - 7:00am
Idaho Mountain Express

Regulatory Takings Or Eminent Domain?

Property rights initiatives in four western states are hoping to draw in support from voters afraid of the spectre of eminent domain. But many see this as an inaccurate ploy.
17 October 2006 - 8:00am
Grist

Multiple Planned Communities In Idaho's Future

More than 20 master planned communities have been proposed in Idaho since 2000. And the trend of the increasing popularity of MPCs is spreading nationwide.
16 October 2006 - 8:00am
The Idaho Statesman

Property Wrongs: Lessons from Oregon

Report by Seattle-based Sightline Institute documents a growing backlash against "property rights" initiatives in Oregon communities deeply affected by Oregon's Measure 37 and implications for western states.
13 October 2006 - 2:00pm
Sightline Institute

Planning On The Ballot

The Kelo decision spurs ballot measures to restrict eminent domain and "regulatory takings".
11 October 2006 - 2:00pm
The New York Times

Series Covers 'Planning In The West'

A series of articles and reports addressing growth in the Western United States, including Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Idaho and other states.
15 September 2006 - 6:00am
New West

Idaho Blueprint for Good Growth Mired in Controversy

An Idaho regional land use plan is on hold as members debate policy implementation.
7 September 2006 - 1:00pm
The Idaho Statesman

Boise Light Rail: Fantasy or Reality?

Boise's proposal for commuter light-rail chugs along.
2 September 2006 - 11:00am
The Boise Weekly

An Innovative Solution For A Skinny Lot

The Aspen Lofts, a new condominium project planned for downtown Boise, is making use of what others would call wasted space.
23 August 2006 - 11:00am
The Idaho Statesman

Sneaky Campaign To Privatize Nationally Owned Land

Activist and singer-songwriter Carole King urges Americans to oppose bills that give away public land for private development.
21 August 2006 - 5:00am
The Los Angeles Times

Those Pesky Parking Meters

The public's reaction was mixed when the first parking meters in downtown Boise, Idaho, in 1940.
19 August 2006 - 5:00am
The Idaho Statesman

Boise Signs On to Global Warming Agreement

Boise meets Seattle Mayor's Challenge to take local action on global warming.
17 August 2006 - 3:00am
The Idaho Statesman

Boise Chamber Takes On Transit Tax

A half-cent sales tax for transit is proposed for the Idaho capital.
15 August 2006 - 9:00am
The Idaho Statesman

Idaho Says "No" To Coal-Fired Power Plants

Idaho Rep. Gov. Risch reversed his predecessor's position on allowing new coal plants to be built in Idaho by opting out of a federal mercury emissions trading program. By doing so, the state has shown bi-partisan opposition to coal power plants.
12 August 2006 - 12:27pm
The Idaho Statesman

Idaho Proposition Threatens Land Use Law

Planners are spooked by a Measure 37 look-a-like bill that spills over into Idaho.
12 August 2006 - 11:00am
The Boise Weekly
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