Transportation
Eagle
‘We’re growing so much’: ITD makes changes to bicycle, pedestrian crossings at Highway 44 and Eagle Road after complaints
The Idaho Transportation Department had to make upgrades to the intersection of Eagle Road and Highway 44 after residents and the City of Eagle...
Transportation
Construction of Broadway, Bench pathways to begin in coming years
The City of Boise is planning two new pathways for cyclists and pedestrians in the next few years with the help of grant funds.
Last...
Transportation
ACHD reclassifies Warm Springs in Barber Valley to a residential street after years of talks
After years of going back and forth with the City of Boise, ACHD has changed the status of a section of Warm Springs Avenue...
Transportation
ACHD, CCDC shake up protected 8th St. bike lane design near St. Joe’s School
Plans to add new bike lanes and streetscape near the Boise Co-Op and St. Joe’s School are getting a shakeup after a flood of...
Tourism
Seven months after launching, Alaska canceling nonstop flight from Boise to Idaho Falls
In June, Alaska Airlines launched a new direct flight from Boise to Idaho Falls.
Now, Alaska confirmed that starting mid - December, it will...
Transportation
Boise looking to reform e-scooter system to bring more transit options, possible lower costs
Boise’s e-scooter business is set for a shakeup.
Right now, three different e-scooter companies have permission to operate within Boise City limits. Lime, Byrd and...
Transportation
Idaho signs letter telling Biden admin. it wants passenger rail service linking state with Utah, Nevada
The Idaho Transportation joined with similar agencies in Utah and Nevada to tell the federal government it is interested in a set of new...
Transportation
A neighborhood street? Or busy highway? ACHD, Boise policy disagrees on Warm Springs Avenue
The southeastern entrance to Boise used to be a winding state highway passing through empty fields along the curve of the Boise River.
But, things...
McCall/W. Central Idaho
ITD’s Smiths Ferry Idaho 55 project won’t be done on time and price tag continues to increase
The price tag for a years-long project to widen a curvy section of Idaho Highway 55 near Smiths Ferry has increased again, this time...
Transportation
Boise, Salt Lake City partnering to request rail service between cities
The City of Boise is still aiming to land the Treasure Valley on a long-distance Amtrak route, but they’re also aiming a little smaller...
Transportation
You Asked: Will ITD make changes to busy Idaho 55 intersection at Banks? New study underway
Picture it: You’ve just spent a relaxing, but tiring weekend hiking in Garden Valley and all you can think about is hitting the hay...
Transportation
Bill error delays millions in state funding to ACHD for connections to Highway 16 extension
The Ada County Highway District has to wait until next year to get millions of dollars in state funds to support the extension of...
Infrastructure
‘Much needed’: VRT receives grant to help fuel big changes to State St.
Long-planned upgrades to Boise's State Street corridor got a boost with a federal grant.
Valley Regional Transit won an $8.5 million federal grant from the...
Opinion & Analysis
We took Boise’s new ebikes for a spin. How Vall-ebike works
A trial of a new electric bike share program is underway in Boise. Vall-ebike, the brand name for the project from Valley Regional Transit,...
Transportation
Idaho’s gas retailers are making record-breaking profit margins, but the AG is blocked from investigating
Gas prices are starting to fall nationwide, but prices in the Treasure Valley are still hovering around the $5 mark.
Data from the Idaho Attorney...