Comments on: Transit Center Heads Underground

By: boisecynic

boisecynic — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:26:54 +0000

Ookmon, the bus system is a joke because few want to use it. We have a decent road system with virtually no traffic problems. We have an economy which allows most to afford a car. We don’t have the population density to support a bus system.

Buses are an outdated idea. Self driving cars will soon be a reality. We should be looking into a fleet of self driving cars which could be dispatched on demand and travel point to point for their users.

Think I’m nuts? Nevada has legalized autonomous cars and FL and CA have made them very close to legal.

By: boisecynic

boisecynic — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:18:15 +0000

Horrible idea is an understatement.

1) It’s too small
2) Future expansion difficult/impossible
3) Access from Capitol? Think about that. Buses from west will be on Myrtle, turn left, and clog up already clogged block between Front and Myrtle.

13th and Front area is the only realistic option.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 06:40:37 +0000

The new guy running for Governor so he can divert more business-welfare money into Downtown and his businesses/friends? I think we’ll see TeamDave give him lots of face time.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 06:36:53 +0000

All we need now is a core criminal element to hangout on the buses and bus stops. Go TeamDave go!

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 03:16:05 +0000

Boise simply is not populated enough to support anything more than the modest bus system we already have.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 21:21:02 +0000

Take the bus to the mall?
I think I could walk there faster and certainly bike there faster.

VRT+CCDC+ACHD+P&Z=FUBAR

Of course Gardner would like to do it. They’ll get the millions.

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:43:36 +0000

Sheltered from the outside elements the homeless will flock there. Being federally funded it is required to be available to all and the city will be near powerless to trespass the homeless who choose to “live” there. ACLU will be drooling at the chance to sue the City or VRT when they trespass the homeless.

With the homeless community living under the 8th street plaza, I do not look forward to the Live after 5, Saturday market and First Thursday events down there. Why do we want to invite more homeless people to downtown Boise by providing them these amenities?

By: Ookmon

Ookmon — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:24:17 +0000

Work on getting a functional transit system first, then work on a transit hub.

The bus service here is a joke, it doesn’t get you anywhere but the mall and downtown. and maybe BSU and CWI. Outside of that, it’s useless.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:23:42 +0000

Don’t Chinese opium smokers still inhabit the area directly underneath that part of downtown?

JamesBond: “Nutty idea.”
The Speckled Hen: “Horrible idea.”
Bikeboy: “Nutty, horrible idea.”

By: The Speckled Hen

The Speckled Hen — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:31:00 +0000

This is a 1970s model of thinking. Underground or covered transit centers like this were 86ed 20 years ago because they are dark, dank, horrible places that are not appealing to riders who are not beholden to the bus. Horrible idea.