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P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707
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6-17-5

Transportation Secretary Mineta to visit Boise
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, head of the U.S. Department of Transportation, will speak at a noon luncheon at the Boise Centre on the Grove. Arrangements also are pending for him to tour several locations in the Treasure Valley to look at transportation projects.
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Idaho drivers among most knowledgeable and safest
Commuters who travel to and from work daily on Idaho’s interstate highways might think they’ve entered the Twilight Zone, congestion, delays, impatient drivers… In reality, they are traveling among the most knowledgeable and safest drivers in the nation. Two reports released recently confirm that Idaho drivers know what they’re doing on the highways and that crashes are far below the national norm.
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Where improvement is needed nationally
A recent survey indicates that drivers, especially those in the Northeast, need to study the basics to become motor vehicle operators.
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ITD leads the way in alternative transportation use
ITD employees take the department’s role in promoting transportation options very seriously – and personally. During a special alternative transportation promotion last month in the Treasure Valley, ITD recorded a 37 percent increase in the number of employees accessing their work site by means other than a one-person occupied vehicle. That includes public transportation, vanpool and car pool participation and alternative travel such as bicycle and walking.
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High school junior tries director's chair for size
Nicolette Jacobson, a high school junior from Irwin, about 50 miles east of Idaho Falls, became head of the Idaho Transportation Department briefly this afternoon while Director Dave Ekern attended a transportation board meeting in Rigby, about six miles north of Idaho Falls.
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Women in Transportation chapter considered
A profession traditionally dominated by men welcomes increasing numbers of women to key transportation positions. An international organization helps enhance the progress, and may add a local chapter in the near future.Kelli Fairless, Lisa Vernon and Renee Sigel are exploring the possibility of forming a Women in Transportation Seminar n Boise.
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Boise conference emphasizes need for biofuel
The U.S. needs a consistent energy policy that will lessen future uncertainty and encourage development of biofuels and lessen dependence on fossil fuel, according to Charles Peterson, University of Idaho interim engineering dean. Peterson spoke during a recent Boise conference, “Bio Fuels Production and the New West."
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IDAHO magazine seeks local recipes
IDAHO magazine is sponsoring its first recipe contest. There will be three categories for recipes: main dishes, desserts and a general category for all other recipes. Each category will have a $100 cash prize for first place. Plaques will be presented for first, second and third places in each category, with certificates for honorable mentions.
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