Two blocks of 8th Street at the heart of downtown Boise are barricaded off until Tuesday morning while crews flip the direction of the one-way street. Street signs came down and then workers turned the signs around to face the other direction Sunday. Stop lights had a similar fate as 8th Street is converted from […]
Read MoreIn 1986, thousands of personalized, engraved bricks were sold to help fund the Grove Plaza’s construction. A year later, the original bricks were replaced with sturdier models and they’ve been a much walked on feature of the plaza ever since. “Bricks were put down because it’s the most flexible tool we have for the development […]
Read MoreOne-way traffic will reverse direction on two blocks of 8th Street over Sunday and Monday, Aug. 24 and 25. On Aug. 23, after the Capital City Farmers Market has closed, vehicle traffic will move southward on 8th between Bannock and Main streets as it has for at least 13 years. The street will be shut […]
Read MoreBen Houpt has been hired as the project coordinator of parking and facilities for The Capital City Development Corporation. His responsibilities include improving and maintaining agency-owned assets including parking structures, public streetscapes, The Grove Plaza and downtown Boise’s 8th Street area. Houpt holds a BA in Applied Arts & Sciences with concentrations in chemistry, mathematics and […]
Read MoreStarting in early September, traffic will no longer flow north to south on the two blocks, but reverse directions to run one-way from south to north. This fall will bring some big changes to Boise’s downtown core, with construction on the Grove to build City Center Plaza–which will include a subterranean transit center–and the resurfacing […]
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