Comments on: Will Valley Transit Go To The Dogs? https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/ A different slant on the news. Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:46:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: western guy https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105906 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:46:35 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105906 Don K is smart: he reads public agency meeting minutes. More of you should do the same. Lots of nuggets inside that boring text.

Even better: attend the meetings in person!

]]> By: Don K. https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105890 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:08:48 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105890 Greyhound receives substantial money from states, including Idaho, via the Federal Transit Administration and through Idaho Transportation Department as part of the FTA 5311 Rural Transit Grants Program. States are required to distribute 15% of this fund to intercity bus services unless other conditions are met.

ITD’s Board Packet from April 2018 notes that “Three private providers of intercity bus services operate in Idaho: Northwestern Trailways,
Greyhound, and Salt Lake Express. Northwestern Trailways and Salt Lake Express currently receive federal funding through” ITD’s Public Transit Division.

https://itd.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/April2018BoardPacket.pdf

]]> By: western guy https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105881 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 02:08:28 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105881 One more thought, since we are in multi-model space: let people in downtown get to the new airport Greyhound teminal using the scooters that are littering the sidewalks.

]]> By: western guy https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105880 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 02:07:05 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105880 I like ‘Caeth’s’ idea: but also run the new Folly Trolly from downtown up Vista to the new bus terminal!

]]> By: Caeth https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105879 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:37:40 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105879 Why not a Greyhound terminal at the airport overflow parking lot. It keeps the dirty buses near the dirty trucks on the freeway and the dirty planes. It is in close proximity to the maintenance shed and Greyhound passengers can access a clean bus to downtown through an airport terminal transfer.

]]> By: Chickenhawk https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105878 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 18:45:06 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105878 Great, just what we need. VRT obviously can’t use the underground station to its full capacity so why not just open the floodgates to anyone? What’s next, have the school buses do daily rounds there and even park at night when the VRT buses aren’t running? Well, obviously ANYTHING will work at this point to keep the downtown underground station from becoming another hangout for the local homeless population.

]]> By: David Hawk https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105877 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:47:10 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105877 maybe Greyhound can get a 45 year lease…or use the new baseball park when it is not in use say 300 days a year

]]> By: Easterner https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105876 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:48:56 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105876 Our valley bus system (VRT) ranks as one of the worst aspects of our area.

Even floating this idea is just another example of their TERRIBLE leadership.

Katie is right on the bus exhaust.
Tough to have nice outdoor patio dining, walking, shopping, & enjoyment when a giant noisy bus rolls past or sits there idling on a Wednesday night at the Grove.

Our downtown streets already are TERRIBLE: uneven surface, lights seldom in sync, at least 30% are blocked for construction or an event, they can’t handle the 5PM exit, etc., we don’t need giant heavy buses to add to those problems! Screw you VRT!

The airport area is a good spot to locate a very small Greyhound station.

Greyhound is paying less in property taxes now for their Bannock location, than they did in past 10 years.
And they are in the Westside Downtown Urban Renewal District, so off course Boise will be happy to see an expensive rebuild on that location

]]> By: jj https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105874 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 03:01:15 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105874 Bannock street terminal is literally and figuratively a dog. It needs to be scraped and redeveloped, it has been for sale, officially or privately for years.

Greyhound service for Boise is critical, I think it is still the cheapest way for tax payers to ship the homeless to Salt Lake City or Portland.

]]> By: katie fite https://boiseguardian.com/2019/01/08/will-valley-transit-go-to-the-dogs/#comment-105873 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 02:14:38 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15432#comment-105873 Unless something has changed with Greyhound – those buses seem to produce the most nauseating diesel exhaust around. The current Valley Ride buses burn natural gas. Use of the facility and the buses sitting around idling will add more of a pall of stinking and unhealthy exhaust in Downtown Boise.

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