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ACHD providing new bikeway on Boise Bench

Construction is under way on the Cassia Street Bikeway & Sidewalk projects. These projects include bike lanes, signalized pedestrian/bicycle crossings, a new pedestrian bridge at Cassia Park, a raised intersection, and more. Additionally, crews will be adding sidewalks on Cassia between Shoshone and Latah, and Cassia between Troxel and Franklin Park.

See the project details

10 tips for a safe winter commute

Winter commuting is often unpredictable, stressful, and unpleasant, so City Go has a few tips to keep you safe and comfortable during your trips this winter. Whether you bike, bus, walk, or drive, they have ideas to help you enjoy your commute this time of year.

Read the tips

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ACHD Commuteride partners with Bogus Basin

This winter, ACHD Commuteride continues its long-standing partnership with Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area by providing 14 vanpools for employees’ mountain commutes.

ACHD Commuteride + Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area: 14 vanpools, 70+ employees, 159 tons of CO2 eliminated

Commuteride's Club Red COVID-19 precautions ensure each vanpool is limited to 5 employees and require each rider to wear a face mask and follow safe hygienic practices. In the 2019/20 winter season, Commuteride helped over 70 employees take more than 200,000 miles off the road and eliminate 159 tons of CO2 from polluting the valley’s air!

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Gov. Brad Little vows to invest more in Idaho transportation

During his third annual State of the State Address, Gov. Little shared his plan to invest $126 million in state and local highway infrastructure projects, and proposed $80 million in new, ongoing transportation funding fueled by a blend of general fund dollars and user fees.

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What safety measures are happening across shared transportation?

Valley Regional Transit:

Drivers and riders are required to wear masks.
Staff will continue to wipe down the inside of the buses between trips.
Every in-service bus is cleaned and disinfected every night.
Cleaning crews are paying special attention to frequently touched areas, like handrails and seat backs, and utilizing foggers to treat the insides of the buses.
Riders are asked to sit as far apart from other riders as possible.
Riders are asked not to use public transit if sick or have recently been sick.
Both Main Street Station in downtown Boise and Happy Day Transit Center in Caldwell are open.

Read more on the Valley Regional Transit website

Club Red:

Vans are sanitized and are equipped with medical-grade disinfectant.
Vans may run with as few as 3 passengers for the time being to allow distance between riders.
Riders are asked to sit as far apart from other riders as possible.
Riders are asked to practice good hygiene, wash hands, and/or use sanitizer before entering the van.
Riders are required to wear a face-covering while riding in vans.
If you need a face-covering, please contact Commuteride at 208-345-7665.

Read more on the ACHD Commuteride website

Boise State Bronco Shuttle:

The Boise State Bronco Shuttle is running at reduced service. Accessible students will be prioritized so please walk or bike, if possible.

Only the Blue and Orange routes are running.
The Blue On-campus route runs Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Orange Downtown route runs Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Bronco Shuttle Rules:

Riders are responsible for their personal safety.
Riders must wear a cloth face-covering at all times.
No food or drinks allowed on the shuttle.
No more than 10 passengers are allowed in a shuttle at any time.
Riders are asked to space themselves out and to not sit on seats with an ‘X’.
Riders will occasionally be asked to exit and transfer to another shuttle for COVID-19 cleaning protocols.

How are communities doing around the Valley?

As of January 14, there are 153,358 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state of Idaho. The following is the latest report from Central Health District and Southwest District Health for Ada and Canyon counties. (Data current as of 01/14/21.)

	Confirmed	Probable	Combined	Deaths
Ada County	35,556	6,233	41,789	359
Canyon County	19,197	3,166	22,363	237
Total	54,753	9,399	64,152	596

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Rider safety tip of the week:

Avoid touching your face

Transmission is a contact sport.

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Transportation shout-out of the week!

The Boise State Department of Public Safety is reviewing design entries for its program, Creative Routes, that seeks to combine sustainable transportation and student art. The project will reward two students with a $500 scholarship for the spring 2021 semester and will place two student-designed transportation symbols in the heavy-traffic areas of the Friendship Bridge and the Bleymaier Football Center. Winners will be announced January 31.

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