The road construction at White Water and Main St is completed early and Main St is fully open. The routes 7, 8, and 40 are back to normal operation. 27th St stop is open,
Route 7 is back to normal operation. The temp stop has been picked up, and the regular stop has been opened. We will continue to service the temp stop location for the next couple of days.
Outbound route 29 to TSM stop on Overland and Vista (AB492) is closed for road work. The temp stop placed near-side.
inbound route 3 stop on Vista and Overland (AB302) is closed, the temp stop placed near-side.
Route 9 OB stop at State and Ellen's Ferry closed. No temp stop placed.
The Stop on Latah and Alpine for the route 4 to the mall is closed and temp stop placed long by the crosswalk light.
Stop at Latah & Alpine SWC closed. Temp stop placed just south of Vaughn near Latah Village Apartment complex
Outbound route 9 State and Pierce Park stop closed, no temp placed due to construction.
Inbound State and Pierce Park stop closed, no temp placed due to construction.
Stops on 1st & Idaho and 1st & Bannock will be closed. Please use the bus stop on Main & 1st.
Inbound route 9 stop on State and 11th is closed, temporary stop placed at State and 12th near side.
The Boise City Council voted unanimously to adopt the modern zoning code last week, with some minor modifications. This is a big, important step in moving this region away from sprawl and toward a future where more people have good, convenient options to move around their part of the city.
It means residents of the valley will have better chance of finding housing closer to jobs and activities they want to access. That access could be on foot or bike, bus or shared ride, electric scooter or private car trip. As we start seeing the results of this code, more people will have more choices to move around, which means freedom to move and freedom to choose how and when to travel.
It will bring change. In my experience living in a neighborhood that was built before the current 60-year- old zoning code, change will be incremental and at human scale. Adding that small apartment or a couple four-plexes to your nearby neighborhood won’t be a disaster that some have predicted. It may instead mean that the housecleaner or landscaping tech who works for you and your neighbors can live nearby, or that your child’s teacher or your recent college graduate can find a home of their own.
I am most excited by the opportunity the modern zoning code promises to develop transit corridors that work. Building more density along the corridors we serve – and offering a guide for how to build the transit infrastructure needed to serve it well – will improve VRT’s ability to offer good, attractive, and easy-to-use bus services. I look forward to collaborating with the city on the details that will make this work.
Elaine Clegg, CEO