Comments on: Meridian Madness

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 15:43:23 +0000

Infilling in Boise or sprawling to Meridian and beyond (or both), the people are coming and they’re going to want to live somewhere. Once you get beyind that simple fact, the only thing to ask is how is the best way to plan for it.

By: NR

NR — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 17:42:59 +0000

Or how about they take the money they would spend for this new city hall, and create a road system to handle all of the growth. The citizens can handle not having a big city hall for another 10-15 years; the roads need the money NOW!!

By: Debbie In Meridian

Debbie In Meridian — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:27:09 +0000

If Merdian is buying into this mad effort to “infill” every availble piece of open land and double or triple the density of lots (and thus double or triple traffic in neighborhoods too) like Boise is doing – then Mrs Mayor will not be in office long. Hopefully for those in Boise someone will run for Boise City Council and replace the “railroading infillist” council menbers.
Just because Boise leaders want to overload and kill their quality of life let’s not let it happen in Meridian. Let Boise have all the urbanism (and massive, dense infill) it wants – keep it out of Meridian!

By: Meridiot

Meridiot — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 14:05:04 +0000

The one thing planners keep forgetting when they develop areas is that attacts people. This creates much more traffic. This area of town is already congested, and should be a one-way loop using main street one direction and Meridian road the other.

Another issue is that there are developments being built along the railroad tracks just west of this area for two miles from to Ten Mile road. These are becoming very people dense areas full of some small houses, but mainly apartment complex units. Along with lowering the property values nearby also creates a huge traiffic problem in this area.

Nearly a decade ago, my home builder was going to build my home in Eagle, I chose Meridian for the small town atmosphere. Look back from now to then – Eagle plans its cities growth, Meridian lets devlopers run amock with the planning and can’t say no to the dollars. I wish I could have a ‘redo’ with that decision.