The Boise Bicycle Project hosted Open Streets for the second year in a row, where they invited the public to bring out their bikes and enjoy a normally busy street without cars.
“We are asking the community to sort of re-imagine our streets, our public spaces,” said Gillian Horn of the Boise Bicycle Project. “They are meant to be enjoyed by all types of people, not just cars. We aren’t anti-car by any means; we are pro-people.”
This initiative is put on with support from the City of Boise, which provides a grant after different neighborhoods throughout town apply for Open Streets. This year, the Winstead Park Neighborhood Association got the grant, and next year it will be in the Collister neighborhood.
“I think it is a great concept,” said John Cochran, who came out to enjoy the event with his family. “We will go find some good food, meet some good people, and we are just going to have a fun day.”…