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Vision for revamped Boise Bench tank farm ‘fizzles’ due to oil companies’ resistance
Long-discussed plans to move the site of the tank farm on Curtis Road to the outskirts of town to develop the large parcel are...
Boise Bench
Portion of largest undeveloped property on Boise Bench goes up for sale
One of the last large undeveloped sites on the Boise Bench is on the market.
Forty-four acres of the Simunich property between Victory Rd. and...
Growth
McLean: City could look at unwinding urban renewal areas if SB1108 became law
In an interview with BoiseDev Tuesday, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean said that if Senate Bill 1108 or some related measures ultimately become law, the...
Boise Bench
Boise’s mayor outlines priorities on future use of urban renewal
In a February letter obtained by BoiseDev in a public records request, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean outlined her approach to two proposed urban renewal...
Politics
With new mayor, Boise urban renewal agency to hold off on leadership decision; changes possible
Usually, Boise's urban renewal agency, the Capital City Development Corp. holds leadership elections each January.
Not this year.
CCDC decided to defer the election until next...
Boise Bench
Could Boise tank farm transform to mixed-use neighborhood? City, Ahlquist, fuel consultant look at ideas
Right in the middle of the Boise Bench sits dozens of large fuel storage tanks. Spread out over three blocks and bisected by...
Growth
Brady: CCDC, ACHD fight a symptom of frustration over management of area’s growth
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The dispute which broke into the open earlier this month between the Ada County Highway District, the City of Boise and the Capital...
Boise Downtown
Boise, CCDC respond to ACHD’s letter saying new urban renewal areas are illegal
In May, ACHD president Rebecca Arnold sent a strongly-worded letter to the Capital City Development Corporation and City of Boise. In it, she questioned...
Boise Bench
Voices: Citizens gather to discuss and learn about proposal for urban renewal on Boise’s Bench
An engaged crowd of several hundred Boiseans gathered at South Jr. High Wednesday night to discuss plans for urban renewal on the Boise Bench.
Rep....
Boise Bench
ACHD says it will fight new CCDC areas: says they are ‘gerrymandered,’ illegal
The president of the Ada County Highway District sent a strongly-worded, lengthy letter to the chairman of the Capital City Development Corporation and City...
Boise Bench
CCDC moves forward with Bench urban renewal area; Mayor raises questions on further expansion
The Capital City Development Corporation moved one step closer to adding a new urban renewal area to the Boise Bench. It's a process BoiseDev...
Boise Bench
Urban renewal on Boise Bench takes shape
The Capital City Development Corporation launched two new urban renewal areas at the beginning of the year, and is now looking at another two...
Education
Amidst urban renewal lawsuit, Boise Schools works out agreement to work with CCDC, City of Boise
With a lawsuit from the Idaho Freedom Foundation over the creation of two new Boise urban renewal districts in Boise brewing, the Boise School...
Boise Bench
Deep Dive series: Up on the Bench – bringing urban renewal up the hill
Part 1: Gateway East to bring ‘urban renewal’ to hoped-for industrial areaPart 2: State Street could see new transit corridor with aid from CCDCToday:...
Boise Bench
Boise eyesore could get new life: where old ‘tank farm’ could go
When you think of Boise icons - the Depot, Statehouse and Blue Turf probably come to mind.
One thing that is iconic - if not...
Boise Bench
Quiet effort could bring urban renewal to Boise’s Bench
City and CCDC officials are hoping to expand urban renewal efforts to Boise's bench.