A one-mile stretch of Fairview Avenue saw 350 accidents in five years. Now, Boise officials hope to figure out why.
Boise has announced a $1 million grant aimed at studying traffic on Fairview between Cole and Curtis roads. The west side stretch is Boise’s “highest injury corridor,” the city said in a Jan. 7 press release.
“I am committed to creating a city [where] every resident can move safely – to visit neighbors and friends, run errands and get to work and school,” Mayor Lauren McLean said in a statement. “At the city, we are pursuing every avenue possible to ensure that all residents can do just that, whether they choose to bus, bike, walk or drive.”…