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Allegiant Air to offer nonstop flights from Boise to Hawaii, Las Vegas August 7th, 2012 Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/0...r-nonstop.html Quote:
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BOI-HNL will be operated with B757's - BOI-LAS will be operated with MD80's..
There is already sufficient traffic @ BOI to support 1x weekly HNL service with an average of about 60 daily one-way passengers. Whether it will work is up to the potential travelers in the market. Any airline, not just Allegiant, is about making money when it enters a new market. These are businesses, after all. The difference with Allegiant is that its profits are primarily driven by vacation packages. So, if not a strong enough % of the passengers onboard have purchased packages, then the service will not last. We can call it whatever we want. The important thing is that Allegiant has now established that it is willing to go into non-traditional markets, at least not markets which fit its normal business model (with the BOI & GEG announcements). The BOI decision is even more significant than GEG due to G4's nod to also initiate LAS service. This is a great thing, in my opinion. The HNL fares, even with fees, will still come out to be cheaper in most instances than those offered by competitors. The differentiating factor is that G4's flights will be nonstop, and that's a BIG deal. It shaves about 2-hours from the travel time in each direction, and removes the "connecting at a big airport factor". The simplicity of enplaning @ BOI and deplaning @ HNL will appeal to some who would not have otherwise considered going to HI. That, combined with the attractive fares and market stimulation, should make this a successful route. Lastly, this wasn't a rush decision by G4. This was a nearly 2-year consideration to enter the BOI market, so there was extensive internal analysis combined with data and other supporting information supplied by BOI. The service is out there for sale, and it's time for the market to react/respond. As others said concerning the LAS service, this really should have little to no impact on WN. There's a big difference between 2x weekly point-to-point service targeting a purely leisure market with 2x daily service offering a long list of connections via LAS. This announcement was the perfect way to end my affiliation w/BOI. The time & effort put forth to sell G4 on BOI's market potential paid off! And, that chapter is now closed..it was a fun run, for sure. Aloha, BOI! |
More good Greenbelt news.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/0...greenbelt.html Garden City gets money for Greenbelt bridge Quote:
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:previous: Will this new bridge detour bikers away from the anti biking Riverside Village area in Garden City?
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http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/...lks-bike-lanes ACHD FY 2013 Budget: $89.2 Million for Expansions, Sidewalks, Lanes Posted by George Prentice on Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 1:27 PM http://www.achdidaho.org/Departments...g_Document.pdf |
http://www.huduser.org/portal/sustai..._072512_1.html
Elements That Influence Bike Commuting Cyclists ride in the dedicated Pennsylvania Avenue Cycletrack in Washington, DC Nevertheless, the study found that cities with more bike paths and lanes, on-street lanes, and off-street paths have higher rates of bike commuters. Other findings included: Of the 90 U.S. cities included in the study, Portland, Madison, Minneapolis, Boise, and Seattle had the highest percentages of bike commuters. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ and here is a study, the link is referenced in the above article. http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/pucher/bikepaths.pdf Rank % of commuters by bike 1 Portland, OR 2 Madison, WI 3 Minneapolis, MN 4 Boise, ID 5 Seattle, WA 6 San Francisco, CA 7 Sacramento, CA 8 Washington, DC 9 Oakland, CA 10 Tucson, AZ |
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/0...-en-words.html
https://www.facebook.com/anewbike New blog tells Treasure Valley bikers’ stories. Its writers want to hear yours. By ANNA WEBB — awebb@idahostatesman.com According to “The Naked City,” a 1948 film noir, there are “8 million stories” in any city. Boiseans Andrew Ford and Glenn Landberg are out to prove that more than a few of them are about bicycles. Their blog, “A New Bike,” features a collection of stories about what it’s like to ride a bike — on principle, through snow, with a disability, in search of solitude or out of necessity. |
Thanks for posting Cottonwood! Since moving downtown, I hardly ever use a car anymore, my bike is perfect for getting around.
Also I missed your previous post, that's awesome to hear. I'm pleasantly surprised we were able to beat out Austin and San Francisco. No question there are few cities better to be a cyclist than Boise. :) |
Don't know where else to ask this. Sometimes BOI routes big planes right over downtown/north end on their downwind leg for both 10 and 28. Anyone know why they do this? I have always been on straight in approaches. I'd give anything to have the view they have when downwind over downtown. Anyone ever fly right over downtown during landing approach?
Also, iirc, they used to fly downwind legs over downtown much more often. Didn't they change this 5 or 6 years ago? Can't remember the story. Anyway, with so much desert to the south it seems flying over town would never be necessary. Not complaining, just observing. |
http://www.boiseweekly.com/Cobweb/ar...all-bike-count
ACHD Starts Fall Bike Count Posted by Deanna Darr on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:22 PM If you're riding your bike though Boise in the next few days and see some suspicious characters with clipboards, hold off calling the cops—it's the Ada County Highway District. ACHD is conducting its fall bike count between Sept. 11 and Thursday, Sept. 13, as well as Saturday, Sept. 15. Volunteers will count bikers at popular intersections and roadways as well as areas where improvement project are either planned or have been completed recently. The counts not only help focus efforts but help planners see how useful some past projects have been—including the recently added green bike lanes and shared-lane markings. This count will take a special focus on the Broadway Bridge as well. |
Speaking of those green bike lanes, does anyone know if they're thinking about expanding them to more places? I really like them. Both aesthetically and practically they're a great touch! I'd like to see more of them all over the city!
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Retooling Boise's Broadway Avenue
September 18th, 2012 Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/0...-broadway.html Quote:
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You beat me to it, BA. I can add that ITD has materials of its own now up for the bridge. It summed up the issues with the bridge very well, including the Greenbelt difficulties.
http://itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D3/Bro...nt/default.asp http://itd.idaho.gov/Projects/D3/Bro..._letter2S6.pdf As far as the I-84 interchange goes, what they really need to do (and I once saw proposals for this many years ago) is to create a cloverleaf loop on the eastbound-to-northbound approach (it would be the southeast corner of the interchange). A SPUI would be nice, but there's an unbalanced flow of traffic that would really benefit from uninterrupted access. |
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