In addition, one of my biggest peeves is there is little consideration given to right hand turn lanes at intersections, even with roads being widened, etc. There too is an opportunity to provide better flow of traffic, when so many cars could be moving along vs sitting in line. No one ever seems to have an answer as to “why not”…

Going off topic, and I know you don’t want to lose any readers, but you should curtail the bigoted talk about Californians. Because that’s what it is, bigotry. Hey, we got a lot of muslims in my neighborhood and, wait a minute, you’re probably going to censor that if I keep going. What about all those Mexicans and Africans?

I lived in CA for a few years, because Idaho let me down and I had to move. There was no hope of getting a job here. Ditto that for a not small number of people who graduated the same time I did. So technically, I and quite a few other Idahoans are one of “those” people since we all turned in CA driver’s licenses and had CA plates upon our return.

We’re all Americans last I heard. We have the freedom to move about nearly an entire continent, something few other nations can boast. This is a feature, not a bug of democracy. Heck, most Californians aren’t even from California so who are the California bashers really bashing?

Growth is hard, but collapse is even harder, check out Detroit.

Maybe you want to make this front page guest opinion?

Sara Baker sided with St Luke’s and against the neighborhood, even though she was a neighborhood proponent/activist back in the Curtis Road Extension days. I guess neighborhood issues only matter when it’s her neighborhood.

It’s hard to argue against all the bike lanes and pedestrian friendly walkability, but there’s very little walkable and pedestrian friendly about Whitewater Parkway unless you’re going north/south. Go ahead, try to cross it on foot east/west even with the hawk signals.

Politicians talk a big line about bikes and walkability but Whitewater Parkway is as suburban as it gets. The bike lanes make it wider which facilitates cars going much faster than they do on Harrison, a similar arterial. And all for what? 10 bicyclists a day? Sorry bikeboy, I’m on your side, but from a crossing perspective, WWP kind of sucks. There are many other situations like this throughout the county.

Comments?

I’d vote for Sarah Baker, if I could. (Wrong district.) Sure, she’s done stuff I didn’t support, but the only person I’m with 100% is ME! (And I’m not even sure abou that!!) She’s conscientious about spending taxpayer dollars – that wins my vote almost every time.

My understanding of CHIP-SEAL is that it’s on a 7-year rotation generally, and the primary reason it’s chosen over asphalt – COST. Supposedly it’s about 1/6 the cost of a half-inch asphalt overlay. As a taxpayer, I’d prefer asphalt, but not strongly enough to double or triple my ACHD taxes.

-Chip seal reduces traction thus increases braking distance and degrading emergency handling.
-Chip seal causes additional tire wear.
-Chip seal doubles road noise inside and outside the vehicle.
-Chip seal is a significant air pollution source in the Treasure Valley during the summer months.
-Chip seal is why every manhole cover in ADA County is a pothole.

Whoever has the love affair with chip seal at ACHD needs to be sent packing.

I will vote for anyone who eliminates chip seal from ACHD roads.

Not only should all of the county be able to vote for each Commissioner, it should happen for all of them each election cycle- to allow the voters to clean house when the Board fails to serve the citizens.

I haven’t looked, but I am sure the chip seal rotation in each sub-district somehow corresponds to which Commissioner is up for reelection. Ha!

Show a recent, unbias study that proves chip seal saves money. A brand new road gets chipped the next year– no way!!!!