February 11 7:00 AM
Due to a water pipe break, the bus lane on Capitol is closed. Buses will enter MSS traveling north on Capitol from Front. No stops will be missed.
Due to a water pipe break, the bus lane on Capitol is closed. Buses will enter MSS traveling north on Capitol from Front. No stops will be missed.
Due to detour, inbound stops at Capitol and University, Capitol and Cesar Chavez, and Capitol and River will be closed until further notice. Temporary stop will be placed at Capitol and Boise Ave.
Due to construction route will detour using University to Broadway. All inbound stops between on University and Main Street Station are closed. A temporary stop has been placed on Lincoln at University.
Due to construction both inbound routes 4 and 5 are on detour. From River, Left on 11th, Right on Myrtle, Left on Capitol. Stop at Capitol and River will be missed. No temp stops placed.
Due to road work in the area Inbound route 24 stop on Ustick and Shamrock is closed and no temp stop placed.
Due to construction on State and Pierce Park area both stops on inbound and outbound sides are closed and no temp stops.
Due to road closure on 8th Street OB route will be on detour from 5th Street to Fort Street. Stop on 8th and Franklin will be closed, no temp stop placed. Please go to next open stop to catch route 10.
For the outbound routes 2, 16 and 17 stop on Main and 3rd is closed for long term, please use stop on Main and 1st. Thank you.
Due to road construction, route 16 is on detour. Stops on 1st/Idaho and 1st/Bannock will be closed, use stop on Main and 1st.
On August 7, the Valley Regional Transit (VRT) Board of Directors released the final Better Bus Routes proposal – the agency’s bus network redesign – for public comment. The proposed changes can be viewed at rideVRT.org/changes.
The proposal, which represents a ten percent increase in total bus service and more frequent bus arrivals, includes:
“Our goal has been to create a better bus system including a move toward a higher-frequency network,” said VRT’s CEO Elaine Clegg. “Thanks to valuable community feedback, we believe we have struck a balance between buses arriving more often in critical places and offering service to areas that need it.”
Significant public input this spring helped shape the proposal. VRT is taking additional public feedback on the proposal until Friday, September 15 via:
Online survey: rideVRT.org/redesign
Email: feedback@rideVRT.org
Phone message: 208-258-2702
Open houses & public hearings:
Date Location Time Thursday, August 31 In-person: Nampa (City Council Chambers) Virtual: meeting link (rideVRT.org/nampa-hearing-24)
5 p.m. Open House | 6 p.m. Public Hearing Thursday, September 7 In-person: Boise (City Council Chambers) Virtual: meeting link (rideVRT.org/boise-hearing-24)
5 p.m. Open House | 6 p.m. Public Hearing Tuesday, September 12 In-person: Meridian (VRT Office) Virtual: meeting link (rideVRT.org/meridian-hearing-24)
5 p.m. Open House | 6 p.m. Public Hearing Thursday, September 14 In-person: Caldwell (CPD Community Room) Virtual: meeting link (rideVRT.org/caldwell-hearing-24)
5 p.m. Open House | 6 p.m. Public Hearing
Following the public comment period, VRT staff will analyze feedback and make final changes to the proposal. VRT’s Board of Directors will meet on October 2 to review public comments and consider the final proposal. The agency plans to implement service changes by summer 2024.
Since April, VRT received significant public feedback through open houses, virtual town halls, surveys, and a variety of other community outreach events. Staff used this feedback alongside ridership data including ridership, ridership, proximity to bus stops, proximity to higher frequency routes, and frequency of bus arrivals to guide decisions in the proposal development.
“We have heard concerns about losing service with this change, and we have made adjustments to the proposal accordingly,” Clegg said. “We also heard support for gaining service in places that don’t currently have any, and we are excited to extend service to places that we think will benefit.”
Lacking taxing authority, VRT plans for transit services based on contributions of funding from cities, counties, and other partners in the region. For more information on the network redesign, please visit rideVRT.org/redesign and follow VRT on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Nextdoor.