Idaho
Boise River Greenbelt Expansion Envisioned
The acclaimed Boise River Greenbelt will connect parks, downtown, neighborhoods and surrounding cities. Greenbelt advocates plan for exapansion of popular recreation amentities.
Boise's Mixed-Use Downtown is Boomers' Field of Dreams
In this Idaho college town, they can't build downtown condos for the mature market fast enough.
Planned Community Expansion Hotly Debated in Idaho
Expansion of greenfield development in rural parts of Ada County, Idaho, is cause for concern among some public sector policymakers like Boise's Mayor David Bieter.
Idahoans Grapple With Paying For Growth
Growth debate in Idaho centers on property taxes, impact fees and possibly new legislation.
Community Choices For Treasure Valley
Treasure Valley residents in Southwest Idaho get a chance to weigh in on future growth scenarios.
Illegal Duplexes Create Headaches For Boise City Planners
Boise planners work on emergency ordinance to address substandard lots; infill task force created to work on standards for in-fill development.
Boise State University Proposes Urban Planning Institute
Growth of the Boise metro area has created a need for qualified planners. Boise State University responds with a plan to launch an Institute for Urban and Regional Planning degree program.
Five Pitfalls Keep Growth Plans From Succeeding
Best-laid growth plans often just gather dust. A look at why plans for local transportation and growth management in Idaho's Treasure Valley never materialized.
New Interchange Expected To Transform Meridian, Idaho
Anticipating a new freeway interchange developers are planning new shopping centers, apartments, office buildings and stores.
Balancing Property Taxes And Growth In Idaho
Idaho's property taxes are rising rapidly to keep up with population growth. Idahoans don't like it.
Idaho's Housing Values Expected To Rise
Idaho's housing boom is expected to survive the end of the so-called housing bubble.
Subdivisions Sprawl Into Idaho Farmlands
How agriculture is changing in Idaho's Treasure Valley region where farms are giving way to new surburban development.
'Takings' Laws Support Private Property Rights
Do Idaho's laws restrict what cities can do to control growth?
The No. 1 Place To Do Business
Forbes Magazine rates Boise, Idaho as top draw for cost of doing business and ability to attract talented workers.
Boise Is Northwest's Third Largest City
Boise locals find bad, good in Treasure Valley's inevitable growth.
Respected Official Addresses 'Troubled Water' Conference
Bureau of Reclamation official delivers tough message to Western Water Conference attendees
Collaboration Key To Resolving Western Water Conflicts
Finding a solution the water problem in the western U.S. is not going to be easy.
Treasure Valley Competition For Water
How you water your lawn will affect what you pay for scarce resource in Idaho's growing Treasure Valley Region.
Seeking Solutions For The Water Crisis
Experts will convene at a conference -- Troubled Water: Exploring Solutions for the Water Crisis -- to discuss the problem of world water shortages.
Boise Mayor Wants Growth Cap For Unincorporated Areas
Mayor Dave Beiter of Boise, ID, wants Ada County to amend zoning rules.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
