Starting on Monday the August 31st, Route 8 towards Discovery & Chinden will detour around construction. The following stops will be closed: AB427 Idaho & 15th, AB433 Main & 17th, AB435 Main & 23rd, AB436 Main & 27th. Temporary stops will be placed at 13th & Idaho. Riders can use Lyft code "MAINCONSTX" to get to or from the bus stop at Idaho & 13th.
Starting on Monday the August 31st, Route 40 towards Blaine & 24th will detour around construction. The following stops will be closed: AB436 Main & 27th. Riders can use Lyft code "MAINCONSTX" to get to or from the bus stop at Idaho & 13th.
Starting on Monday the August 31st, Route 7 towards TSM will detour around construction. The following stops will be closed: AB427 Idaho & 15th, AB433 Main & 17th, AB435 Main & 23rd, AB436 Main & 27th. Riders can use Lyft code "MAINCONSTX" to get to or from the bus stop at Idaho & 13th.
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.
Route 9 OB stop at State and Ellen's Ferry closed. No temp stop placed.
Stops on 1st & Idaho and 1st & Bannock will be closed. Please use the bus stop on Main & 1st.
The stop on Latah and Alpine towards MSS for route 4 is closed for construction and temp stop placed near side.
Inbound route 9 stop on State and 11th is closed, temporary stop placed at State and 12th near side.
Route 28 is on small detour at Frank Church High School; the bus will be taking right onto Salt Creek from Pro Tech, servicing the temp stop on Salt Creek, and then taking a right on Trabuco back to regular route.
Valley Regional Transit’s Vall-eBike electric bike-share pilot program ended on October 31, 2022.There are currently no plans to relaunch the system for the 2023 season.
The pilot program, which launched on July 13, 2022 with fifty bikes in downtown Boise, demonstrated the benefits and popularity of electric-assist shared bicycles. In the three-and-a-half months the program operated, it attracted 2,400 riders who took nearly 3,000 trips. The 50 electric-assist shared bicycles were provided by Drop Mobility, who provided the bicycles with a low-cost lease that allowed us to demonstrate the interest in electric bikes.
Electric-assist shared bicycles have transformed the bike-share industry. Because users can more easily get to their destinations with the added electric boost, cities that have adopted the technology routinely see a dramatic increase in ridership. While the pilot program was brief, VRT considers it a success. We are developing plans to potentially serve a broader zone in Ada and Canyon County in the future with more bikes that are equitably distributed. We hope to relaunch Vall-eBike in 2024.
VRT would like to thank project sponsors, including the Capitol City Development Corporation (CCDC) who provided the initial $50,000 required to bring the bikes to Boise and offered to match the next $50,000 in sponsorships. With that match from CCDC, VRT secured additional sponsorships from the Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition, Idaho Advocates for Community Transportation, KeyBank, and Cushing Terrell for a total of $25,000. The sponsorships and ride revenue covered Vall-eBike’s operating costs.
