This Major Downtown Boise Ordinance Needs To Become Permanent
We don t have to tell you about the terrors that were thrown upon our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, in which we re still really navigating our way out of. Everyone, in some way, was impacted by the virus. It was the food and beverage industry that by far and large was impacted the very hardest here in the Treasure Valley the recovery for many businesses continues. Whether it is getting customers back in through the doors or getting enough staff to return to normal hours it has been brutal.
It s not all doom and gloom, however. During the pandemic, the City of Boise, the Ada County Highway District, and even the Alcohol Beverage Control folks made serious adjustments to help restaurants and bars in creative ways.
No, ACHD didn t put up misters in downtown Boise, a small business did
A viral social media post thanked the Ada County Highway District for wrapping water misters around a light pole, but it wasn t ACHD who did it. Author: Brian Holmes Updated: 5:17 PM MDT July 7, 2021
Water misters wrapped around a traffic light pole at the intersection were received warmly by Boiseans, including Don Kostelec. In a tweet, he thanked the Ada County Highway District for installing water misters on downtown traffic signal poles to help Boiseans deal with triple-digit high temperatures.
In order to #VERIFY the mysterious mister benefactor, The 208 tapped directly into the source. The mister was found on the same corner as McU Sports, a local sporting goods business. The hose hooked up directly to the store.
Scared to use bike lane on a busy street? ACHD aims to ease stress for bikers, walkers Rachel Spacek, The Idaho Statesman
Jun. 27 Navigating Ada County streets may become easier soon for bicyclists and pedestrians.
The Ada County Highway District has just adopted a new policy to improve the transportation system by striving for measures to lower stress for pedestrians and bicyclists. They include: Traffic-calming features on roads with three or fewer lanes.
The primary way they work is to decrease the comfort level of speeding on the roadway. Raised bike lanes in areas where the speed limit is over 35 mph. Raised bike lanes are paths next to sidewalks at sidewalk height. With bicyclists up on raised lanes, they are more visible to motorists.
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