Urban transportation

Abstract Jerome Mapp served on the Boise City Council during the 1990s when Boise saw very little conflict; money was not tight at the city level and the general feeling from the community was positive. Boise was growing quickly, and development was on the fringes of the city as well as in the downtown core. Brent Coles was mayor, he focused on transportation, fighting drugs, and neighborhood reinvestment. Mapp continued to serve into the Bieter administration.In two interviews with...

Abstract In two interviews with Brandi Burns on July 13 and July 22, 2010, Jon Mason discusses his career in engineering at Morrison-Knudsen Company and as a professor at Boise State University. He describes how he worked on several committees prior to entering government including the Boise Vision Plan and his appointment to the Design Review Board by Mayor Coles. He explains how the city’s poor handling of transportation problems led him to run for city council and discusses the many solutions that...

Abstract Mike Silva served on the City Council during the height of opposition to urban renewal; people were upset with how long it was taking to redevelop the downtown. His service on the ACHD Board of Commissioners occurred while the agency was new and there was hostility between the agency and other local governments.In an interview with Brandi Burns on October 1, 2010, Mike Silva discusses moving to Boise and running for the Ada County Highway District. He related that serving as an...

Abstract Richard Eardley served on the Boise City Council for one term from 1970-1974, and as mayor for three terms from 1974-1986. In an interview with Brandi Burns on September 16, 2009, Richard Eardley discusses his childhood in Baker, Oregon, his career in journalism and radio, what led to his interest in city government, and the issues he worked on as a councilmember and mayor. He describes how the nonpartisanship of local government changed after the Kempthorne administration, what...