Boise had seven fatal crashes involving pedestrians in 2025, with a reported 34% increase in traffic patrols. During what is deemed the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” for traffic incidents, Memorial Day to Labor Day, there were 88 fatal crashes in the state, 23 involving motorcyclists, according to Idaho’s Department of Transportation.
Toji Sakamoto, who works at Cycle Learning Center and consistently rides his bike around Boise, said the university’s pedestrian infrastructure is “pretty good” but could see improvements in high traffic areas, such as University Ave.
“It’s pretty good, honestly. It could be better. University Ave, going through the middle of campus and being a busy street with a ton of traffic, doesn’t really make sense to me, from the standpoint of it’s a college campus,” Sakamoto said, adding it’s challenging to navigate the number of vehicles and pedestrians…