IDAHO NATIONAL
Idaho
Transportation |
The Idaho Transportation Board will consider details of a plan jointly developed by the city of Boise and the Ada County Highway District during its monthly business meeting Wednesday. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. in the auditorium at Headquarters. The plan for 30th Street will include a comprehensive study of land use and multimodal transportation opportunities associated with the extension of 30th Street. The plan will be based on an economic study, traffic analysis and input from a public outreach process. A State Street Market Analysis and Development Strategy also will be completed. The objective of this analysis is to:
ITD has been involved in discussions about the 30th Street project because of potential impacts it may have on the Headquarters campus. Other board discussion Dealer Advisory Board Following are some of the issues the DAB addressed in 2006:
Traveler Services Advisory Council The council is committed to on-gong improvements to the system and to implement the next generation of Idaho 511 Traveler Services. Some of the enhancements that have been initiated include establishing data exchange interfaces and automated notification of events such as highway closures. Enhancements planned for the current fiscal year include additional improvements to the trucking menu, call center improvements and the addition of a mileage calculator and route summary. Between November 2005 and October 2006, there were 328,095 calls made to the 511 telephone system. The Web site recorded 3,785,413 “hits” during the period. The most calls and site visits occurred in December 2005, with 89,638 and 846,015, respectively. In preparation of the winter driving season, extensive media coordination was completed in November to inform the traveling public of the 511 information system. Some of those efforts included television and radio advertisements and printed material like posters, business cards and promotional “palm” cards. Published 12-8-06 |