Transit Projects
Focused on enhancing transit service and improving facilities for buses and vanpools, these transit projects will help more people get where they are going, no matter how they choose to get there.
Ongoing | State Street Collaborative
2019 | Increased service on the 9 State Street in the peak period and on the weekend (Valley Regional Transit) - Service increased on the 9 State Street to run every 15 minutes between 6-9am and 3-6pm every weekday and increased to run every 30 minutes all day on Saturday. These service improvements will make it easier to travel by transit on the State Street corridor which is especially important during periods of construction.
2019 | First and Last Mile Transit Connections (Valley Regional Transit) - To increase public access to transit VRT will initiate a pilot project with Lyft to provide connections to transit stops along State Street. Transit riders can book a discounted Lyft trip to or from transit stops along State Street including the stop at Saxton and State, which will be improved with a shelter to make it more convenient for waiting passengers.
2020 | Increase service on the 9 State Street in the off peak (Valley Regional Transit) - Valley Regional Transit is seeking funding to increase service levels on the 9 State Street to every 15 minutes in the middle of the day in 2020. These service increases would make it easier to travel to by transit along the State Street corridor. Well used transit service moves more people in less space which is especially important during periods of construction.
2020 | Enhance transit service to Eagle (Valley Regional Transit) - Valley Regional Transit is seeking funding to enhance transit service to Eagle along Highway 44 by 2020. As development continues to occur along Hwy 44 Valley Regional Transit is seeking funding to accommodate some of the increased travel demand on transit.
2021 | State Street alternative Analysis (Valley Regional Transit) - In cooperation with the State Street Technical Team and participation from the Ada County Highway District, City of Boise, the Capital City Development Corporation, the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho and the Idaho Transportation Department, Fehrs and Peers lead an alternative analysis to recommend a preferred alternative for transit service between State and Whitewater Park Boulevard and Downtown Boise.