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Urban Renewal Districts » Westside
On December 4, 2001, the Boise City Council adopted the Westside Downtown Urban Renewal Plan for a 47-block area in downtown Boise, and created the Westside urban renewal district and revenue allocation area. This district is more or less bounded by Eighth and Ninth streets on the east, Grove Street on the south, 16th and 18th streets on the west, and State and Washington streets on the north. This action concluded a nine-month effort to create a framework master plan for the Westside Downtown district that included a series of community and property owner meetings, and work by a team of consultants and CCDC staff. The master plan envisions that, over the next 24 years, Westside will become a new urban neighborhood with a lively mix of office, residential, retail, restaurants, hotels and entertainment. The master plan includes a real estate market strategy and an economic feasibility study that identifies public improvements totaling to $61,884,000. Property tax increment generated in the Westside Downtown district would be the primary source of funding for these improvements. CCDC is now developing an implementation strategy with priorities for when these improvements will be done. These improvements are intended to trigger private investment that will add to the city's economic base.
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