Come Together

Pros and Cons

Pros Cons • Lower costs to cities/counties and taxpayers • Reduced housing choices in rural areas

• Farmland preserved • Restricting growth to certain areas leads to higher housing prices • Compact growth costs less for public agencies, allowing cities to use financial resources to support walk/bike/bus infrastructure

• Shorter commutes

What Would It Take? None of these scenarios will simply happen. Each will take a commitment to change. For “Come Together” these changes could include:

• Focusing growth in already developed areas to make the best use of existing infrastructure

• Increasing local funding for bus/bike/walk infrastructure

• Ensuring that new development doesn’t strain existing infrastructure or financial resources

Rate your support for specific strategies on the “Implementation” screen.

Come Together: Parma Total Housing and Jobs, 2050 I-84

16 55

Notus

Middleton Eagle 95 Star 44 Wilder Greenleaf 19 Ga 20/26 rd e n C ity

Caldwell 55

I-184 55 Meridian I-84 Nampa I-84 Boise

20/26

69

Kuna

78 New Housing and Jobs, 2050

Parma

45 I-84 High Frequency Bus

95 16 55 Activity Center Bus Rapid Transit (retail, jobs, school, recreation) Notus Road Widening Middleton Eagle Regional Pathway 95 Star Population and Jobs 44 Wilder Greenleaf 0 Density 50 19 G 20/26 a rd en C ity Caldwell 55

19

I-184 55 Meridian I-84 Nampa I-84 Boise

20/26

69 21

Kuna

78

45

0 95 20

I-84 Population and Jobs per Square Mile Performance Indicators on Page 2 Performance Indicators

Each scenario was analyzed to see how it performs relative to the community values in the survey using several different tools, including a travel demand model, transportation infrastructure cost estimation tool, fiscal impact analysis tool, and more.This table shows these results using a five-star rating scale, with more stars equating to better performance.

Let It Be Ticket to Ride Come Together Affordability Housing price Personal transportation cost

Choices in Where I Live Diversity in housing types

Economic Vitality Ease of accessing jobs

Transportation Options Close access to frequent transit

Local rail service N/A N/A N/A

Environmental Health Vehicle miles traveled

Acres of farmland preserved

Growth Management Net cost of growth to local gov. Cost of new transportation

Outdoor Lifestyle Number of walking/biking trips

Population and jobs near new regional pathways Effective Transportation Hours of travel (e.g. driving) Hours of delay (e.g. traffic)

Scenario Costs New transportation projects $555,000,000 $ 2,099,000,000 $917,300,000 $960,000,000

For questions or detailed information about how the items above were measured, call 208/855-2558 or email [email protected].