Comments on: Merchants Not Onboard 10th Street Bus Hub

By: Suzy Smyth

Suzy Smyth — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:00:17 +0000

If the citizens of Ada and Canyon county were aware of the CRAP and “wrong doings” of the VRT Executive Director and the ValleyRide Boise General Manager, who isn’t even a VRT/ValleyRide employee (he is a third party contractor), they would wretch their guts!!! Their hidden agendas are not for providing quality transit services to the area, but for self promotion.

By: Wonk Vader

Wonk Vader — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:08:12 +0000

We aren’t the first city in the world to ever contemplate a transit center. Many of them have been successfully done elsewhere and the media should be discussing these examples. I have an entry at http://www.idahowonk.wordpress.com that gives examples of cities that have done this before.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:18:52 +0000

Re: “believe that everyone working there is pure of heart.”

Mike: Thanks for the chuckle. I needed that!

By: Media need to provide context for transit center « Idaho public policy, public relations and other stuff

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:04:51 +0000

[…] think it’s a great idea and should move forward. But, as The Boise Guardian says, “…it looks to us like a recipe for disaster jamming passenger cars, buses, and […]

By: James Bond

James Bond — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:52:02 +0000

What a Mickey Mouse plan! My God! If we can just assume, for arguments sake, that a transmit mall is really needed, then we need to have a REAL frickin’ transmit mall! This is lame. I cannot even believe our leaders talk about crap like this. Maybe they can iron it all out over free drinks at the COMPASS party.

By: Clancy

Clancy — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:27:53 +0000

Looks to be they made some nice wide bike lanes- 12 feet wide. I bet traffic will avoid this area, mostly empty lanes.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:01:24 +0000

2 Points!
First, the attached sketch is the artistic result of two years discussion and is actually part of the agency proposal! I would wager there are some 200 6th. graders in the school system that could sketch better than these agencies!
Second, why would anyone believe this proposal will stay as presented. Just think about all the other proposals that wound up NOTHING like the proposed product!My crystal ball says that one year after completion, these agencies will announce that “it don’t work”
Say goodbye to the cars, bikes and the businesses. Enter the “choo choo” for the mayor. And we will be told “all is well in Oz”

By: Jon Q Publique

Jon Q Publique — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:36:17 +0000

It’s interesting to note the car lanes are much wider than the bus lanes. In the real world buses are much wider than cars. What gives?

Maybe the extra room for cars is so the cars can play pedestrian dodgem.

By: Merchant

Merchant — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:08:48 +0000

As a merchant in the area I was “told” that this project was in “my best interest” and that the City Council will “move forward” with or without my support.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:39:13 +0000

What the hell is going on here? Verbally we hear that bike traffic may be affected by the “multi-modal idiotic transfer whatever thingy” but in Fearless’ and the shadow mayor’s and that dude from CCDC’s letter they say they want to insure a “welcoming situation for bike traffic”! Make up your minds! You may be the triumvirate of the “ill-qualified, the ill intentioned, and the down right ill advised”, but you still have to answer to the citizens eventually! OH WAIT!! No you don’t!! None of you hold elected positions! Gee! No wonder you are so arrogant!!!