Better Bus 2024

Better Bus Stops

Better Bus Routes

Where'd My Route Go?

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  Harris Ranch via Park Center

  CONSOLIDATED SERVICE

  • Route 1 will be consolidated with the Route 17, which will run a one-way loop along Warm Springs to Harris Ranch, returning to downtown Boise along Parkcenter
  • Riders can use expanded Lyft Transit Connection, Route 2, and the new Beyond Access service for lost Access service area
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  Orchard

  ADJUSTED SERVICE (RENAMED ROUTE 20 ORCHARD)

  • The redesign will renumber the Route 6 to the Route 20
  • The redesign will extend service time and restructure the route, providing a north-south route from Hill Road to the Airport via Veterans Memorial Parkway and Orchard Street with stops at Hillside Jr. High, residential areas, Albertson’s, Veteran’s Memorial Park, and the Boise Bench
  • The redesign will extend when Route 20 runs on weekdays, running from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. (an improvement from the current 6 p.m. end time) with buses arriving every 30 minutes from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and every 60 minutes all other times
  • The redesign will extend when Route 20 runs on Saturdays, running from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. and buses arriving every 60 minutes
  • To get downtown, riders on the south end of Orchard can ride to the airport and continue on Route 3 or take Route 20 north to connect with Route 5 or the revised Route 29; riders along Orchard could also take the revised Route 29, which extends directly to downtown Boise, or the revised Route 4 along Franklin, connecting to downtown along Americana and River
  • Other transfer options to get to downtown Boise include the new 7 Fairview, 8 Chinden, or 9 State Street
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  Fairview/Ustick

  CONSOLIDATED SERVICE WITH ROUTE 7

  • The redesign consolidates Route 7A with the 7B and 12. Consolidation with the 7B will create a more frequent service called the 7 Fairview. Consolidations with the 12 will create a more frequent service called the 21 Cole/Glenwood
  • Route 7 will run on weekdays from 5:15 a.m. to 9:45 p.m., with buses arriving every 15 minutes from 5:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., and every 30 minutes all other times
  • Route 7 will also run on Saturdays from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. with buses arriving every 30 minutes
  • Route 7 will use the connector on-ramp at Orchard rather than Curtis to connect with the revised Route 6 (20 Orchard)
  • Route 21 will run on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. arriving every 30 minutes
  • Route 21 will also run on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., arriving every 60 minutes
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  Fairview/Towne Square

  CONSOLIDATED SERVICE with ROUTE 7

  • The redesign will consolidate routes 7B and 7A to a more frequent service called Route 7 Fairview
  • Route 7 will run on weekdays from 5:15 a.m. to 9:45 p.m., with buses arriving every 15 minutes from 5:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., and every 30 minutes all other times
  • Route 7 will also run on Saturdays from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. with buses arriving every 30 minutes
  • Route 7 will use the connector on-ramp at Orchard rather than Curtis to connect with the revised Route 6 (Route 20 Orchard)
  • Route 7 will use Cole to return to Fairview from Towne Square Mall, improving transfer opportunities for riders coming north of Fairview to downtown Boise
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  Five Mile/Chinden

  IMPROVED SERVICE (NOW NAMED 8 CHINDEN) 

  • The redesign changes Route 8X to the Route 8 Chinden to serve Chinden directly in both directions instead of running in a loop and serving Towne Square Mall, as it does currently
  • The restructured route will provide service from the State of Idaho Campus to Main Street Station via Chinden with stops at Glenwood, Orchard, the fairgrounds, Whitewater, and downtown Boise
  • Buses will arrive every 30 minutes during the week from 6:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
  • Riders will also be able use the new Route 24 on Ustick, revised Route 42 on Emerald, revised Route 45 on Fairview, expanded Lyft Transit Connections, and Beyond Access for lost Access service area
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  Maple Grove

  IMPROVED SERVICE (NOW NAMED 21 COLE/GLENWOOD)

  • Route 12 is renamed to Route 21 Cole/Glenwood to reflect the proposed restructure of the route, which would offer a new north-south connection from Gary & Gillis to Towne Square Mall via Gary Lane, Glenwood, Goddard, Milwaukee, Ustick, and North Cole
  • New stops include residential areas, Ustick Library, Albertson’s, Memorial Stadium, Expo Idaho, Capital High School, and Fairmont Junior High; the restructured route covers a high-ridership stop at Cole & Ustick
  • The route includes later weekday service, with buses arriving every 30 minutes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • The route also includes a new Saturday service, with buses arriving every 60 minutes from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Riders could also take the new Route 26, the revised Route 42 on Emerald, the revised Route 45 on Fairview, and the expanded Lyft Transit Connection
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  Caldwell Express

  SERVICE CONSOLIDATED

  • Route 43 will be consolidated into the updated Route 40
  • Riders can use the updated Route 40, which was extended into Caldwell, or other intercounty routes

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