tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38420906.post7567872855285294223..comments2023-06-29T04:07:06.738-06:00Comments on The Boise Bus Blog: Voters like transit fundingJulie Fanselowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09914548762794031621noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38420906.post-16902170213467619402007-01-05T15:18:00.000-07:002007-01-05T15:18:00.000-07:00Here's a notion I throw out for consideration...
...Here's a notion I throw out for consideration...<br /><br />They're constantly either expanding, or planning to expand, the I-84 corridor from Boise to points west. (If I'm not mistaken, part of the massive Dirk Kempthorne Memorial Highway priject is another lane out to Caldwell.)<br /><br />No matter how many lanes there are... they are filled at Rush Hour. (Every morning I listen to the traffic reports on the radio... starting at 6am it's start-and-go from Garrity on in.)<br /><br />SO... is the Treasure Valley ready for a HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lane? (Dedicated lane on the Interstate, for car-poolers, vans, motorcycles.) This would be an incentive to NOT drive in from Caldwell every day alone.<br /><br />And... the reason I bring it up on the bus blog is... in the SLC area, they have HOV lanes, and single-drivers can also "buy in" - get a $50 monthly pass to use the lane. Could such revenue be collected here, and thrown into the public-transit fund?Bikeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38420906.post-76438456486935817002007-01-04T10:32:00.000-07:002007-01-04T10:32:00.000-07:00Hey, thanks for the reference. As a two year activ...Hey, thanks for the reference. As a two year active transit user, I have been contemplating posts for your blog. I think the funding situation is one that is important for people to understand. Without new funding sources, the federal matching funds will continue to decrease and service will decrease along with it.wolf21mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07699017294641611884noreply@blogger.com