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Old Posted Oct 24, 2018, 2:46 PM
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Originally Posted by emathias View Post
When is Boise getting streetcars?

probably not in my lifetime.

the Mayor has been pushing the idea for years, and last year the city endorsed it and chose a Phase 1 route that connects the CBD with Boise State:





images courtesy of Boisedev.com.

future phases would connect other parts of downtown, and eventually the city would like it to link with a broader, valley-wide rail transit system.

the city is actively pursuing it. here's a Boisedev article from last year with more details:

https://boisedev.com/news/2017/8/15/...e-bieter-achd/

big issues are funding and NIMBYs, so I'm not holding my breath.
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