Comments on: Depot Doors Opened A Tiny Bit

By: CYCLOPS

CYCLOPS — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:17:01 +0000

If Dave Bieter is “bragging” that he gave the city historian and Parks and Rec.”directions” to study expanding the depot hours and it has taken 8 or 9 months to figure out that the citizens wanted more access to their property, the system is completly broken!

Just a little observation to the Parks and Rec. people and the city historian. That pain you are feeling with that “Kathunk” sound is the fearless Dave Bieter tossing your politically expendable butts under the bus!

By: Massive Transit

Massive Transit — Thu, 31 May 2007 05:53:53 +0000

Too bad the the Depot is going to become a massive transit bus station!

The Mayor and certain city council members want to turn the depot into a massive transit station and have buses and trains running every 15 minutes – at a huge loss – even after huge tax increases. Also wipe out the Catholic offices as well as most of the nieghborhood around the Depot.

Then the Depot will no longer be much of a place to take your kids or much of a place to take a picture of…unless you just want a picture of buses!!!

By: theresa

theresa — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:05:02 +0000

So?? Is it also still open on Monday (as in 2 times a week), or now only on Sunday?

By: eric

eric — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:49:27 +0000

Just a thought.. why shouldn’t the City be in the catering business? They are in the recreation business with all types classes, lessoons, and activities. In addition, the County is in the entertainment business with a Fair and horse races. The county has a trailer park, and I think the City does too. And via the CCDC, the City is in the development business. It doesn’t seem like a stretch to be catering given the other goofy things they do.

EDITOR NOTE–Shouldn’t be in ANY business. Especially one that keeps the general public from using a public building. Sorta like having a Fairgrounds and keeping the general public out MOST of the time in favor of car dealers. E ven in that example, no one is shut out.

By: Not Dave

Not Dave — Wed, 30 May 2007 03:04:21 +0000

Congrats Guardian and crew. Can’t wait to get inside and check it out.

I loved where Bieter “said” that “Almost any panoramic photo of the City of Boise includes the Depot.” Really? Pretty much every panorama I’ve ever seen doesn’t include the depot… because it’s not downtown with all the rest of the landmarks. Oh well, nitpicking on my part as usual.

By: Mike Murphy

Mike Murphy — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:31:23 +0000

However it has come to pass, this is a great thing for Boise. I can’t wait to check it out with my son.