Boise River Greenbelt (Boise, Idaho)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Donald R. Brennan , July 14, 2010
File
Abstract
Donald R. Brennan started service on the city council in 1988, when Dirk Kempthorne had been mayor for two years. Boise was coming out of the development slump that resulted from urban renewal policies that had tried to force a mall into downtown Boise. The downtown core was beginning to see reinvestment, and much of the success he attributes to Mayor Kempthorne. In an interview with Brandi Burns on July 14, 2010, Donald R. Brennan describes many of the issues that he was...
Dates:
July 14, 2010
Earl Reynolds, June 18, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on June 18, 1998, Earl Reynolds discusses his involvement with the creation of the Boise River Greenbelt through membership in the Capital City Kiwanis Club beginning in the 1950s and serving on the Greenbelt Committee in 1970 and again in the early 1980s. He describes how Gordon Eichmann, Glen Cline, and himself worked on creating a greenbelt plan and small improvement projects through their affiliations in the Kiwanis Club and the Planning and Zoning...
Dates:
June 18, 1998
Elbert "Bert" Cleaveland , July 15, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 15, 1998, Bert Cleaveland discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He recounts his first impressions of the committee, the individuals he credits with pushing the project forward, his thoughts on the progress of the Greenbelt project, and how the Boise River Greenbelt compares to others he has visited. He discusses the Lake Harbor section, building of the Ram Restaurant, BSU section, and...
Dates:
July 15, 1998
Elizabeth Van Zonneveld , July 27, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 27, 1998, Elizabeth Van Zonneveld discusses her involvement with the Boise River Greenbelt project. She recounts how when she first became involved with the Greenbelt as member of the Idaho Environmental Council it was an open space project with no emphasis on pathways. She served as the third Greenbelt Coordinator, after Bill Onweiler and Gay Davis, where her responsibilities were public relations, grant money acquisition, land matching, and land...
Dates:
July 27, 1998
Glenn Selander, September 29, 2010 and October 20, 2010
File
Abstract
Glenn Selander served on the Boise City Council during the last years of urban renewal. The mall had still not been built downtown, and the community was upset. He served to 1985 when the mall was finally approved in the suburbs, and there was a change in the city leadership.In an interview with Brandi Burns on September 29 and October 20, 2010, Glenn Selander discusses the growth Boise experienced in the 1970s, the trend to develop west of the city and into the foothills. He...
Dates:
September 29, 2010 and October 20, 2010
Gordon Bowen , August 5, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 5, 1998, Gordon Bowen discusses the creation of the Boise River Greenbelt and the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee. He reads from written remarks regarding the Atkinson Plan, a government funded planning document for the City of Boise, which laid out the feasibility of building a publicly owned pathway along the Boise River based on a similar concept in Greenbelt, Maryland. He describes the roles Arlo Nelson, City Planning Director, and William...
Dates:
August 5, 1998
Gordon S. Bowen papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 006
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of Gordon S. Bowen during his career at Boise Parks and Recreation Department. Also represented in the collection are research files compiled to aid in the compilation of two books. The collection includes annual reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, board minutes, service awards, slides, maps, and reports.
Dates:
1949-2010
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Gordon S. Bowen papers
James Kalbus , July 14, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 14, 1998, James Kalbus discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee. He describes Lake Harbor as the accomplishment he is most proud of, his opinion of the Greenbelt in its current state, and how he thinks certain decisions have allowed it to be kept open to the public. He speaks to the master plan of the Greenbelt through the BSU campus, the building of the Ram Restaurant, and the expansion of the committee’s purview to include...
Dates:
July 14, 1998
Jeanne Lundell , July 9, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 9, 1998, Jeanne Lundell discusses her involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee beginning in the early 1990s. She describes the accomplishment of the committee in pushing back against encroachments into the setback, joining FACTS after the disbanding of the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee, and her understanding of why the committee disbanded. She expresses some of the frustration felt about the advisory role the committee played, and the...
Dates:
July 9, 1998
Jeff Youtz, August 18, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 18, 1998, Jeff Youtz discusses his time as a member of the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee representing the Garden City City Council. He discusses his desire to have Garden City represented in the planning process to ensure that future development requirements aligned with public access to the river and that the concerns of existing homeowners were represented. He notes his future hope of managing the waterway and pathway as a single recreational...
Dates:
August 18, 1998