Development

For decades Pocatello has been split by railroad tracks, dividing the downtown core and Idaho State University. Now, the mayor is finding a way to reconnect the city.

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Across the state affordable housing continues to be an issue. In the Treasure Valley alone, the number of evictions has nearly doubled since 2022. Which is why LEAP Housing, a local nonprofit, is working to build solutions.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

The Federal Railroad Administration conducted a recent study to determine next steps for restoring intercity passenger rail service that could go through Boise. The federal agency has proposed routes that would serve multiple cities in the West, one from Seattle to Denver would go through Boise and Pocatello and on to Salt Lake City. The second would go from Los Angeles to Denver through Salt Lake.

Our region is losing millions of acres of agricultural land to development. And those trends may continue as land prices keep rising.

Caldwell wants residents to chime in about what they want their city to look like by participating in the first stage of its urban planning revamp.

Last year, Wyoming lost 500,000 acres of farm and ranch land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the Mountain West, more than seven million acres have disappeared in the past decade, mostly in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico.

Plans to build a hotel, apartment complex and a Hindu temple on Vista Ave. are moving forward despite neighbors’ concerns over traffic safety.

We've seen a ton of new apartment buildings being proposed in Boise and Ada County as builders work to fill a growing need for housing in the Treasure Valley. But some of those building projects have ground to a halt, even if they have the go-ahead from city officials.