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The bulk of that 450k worth of growth will occur in the Treasure Valley, if it occurs at all. These sorts of projected statistics have panned out to be wrong or overinflated in the past. A lot of the growth projections rely on current trends being maintained. That's hard to predict.
I -- personally -- don't see it happening. The growth in Idaho right now is primarily driven out of a rebellion against multiculturalism, globalism and cosmopolitanism by far-right conservatives seeking to leave places where those things dominate (California, Washington, Oregon, etc).
Millennials and Gen Z aren't as enamored of guns and far-right politics as the Boomers and some Gen Xr's are. They're happier in places with an abundance of culture (or access to it), museums, public transit/light rail, universities, tech and research.
If any of the interior states are going to have strong growth, it will be the likes of Colorado, perhaps Arizona if it turns blue enough?
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Boise has an attraction for a transplant that is different compared to much of the rest of Idaho. The city attracts a lot of millennials. The city has culture, museums, a vibrant dining and brewery scene, a major research University, two law schools, and an excellent liberal arts college is in the metro area. The public transportation could be better and is the result of archaic Idaho state laws.
The culture and progressiveness of Boise usually grinds against what is common in the rest of Idaho. I know several liberal transplants to Boise from Washington, Oregon and California and they enjoy Boise because it isn't as extreme (think Portland and San Francisco) and more sane compared to where they came from.
Traffic in and out of SP. Yikes. Not until we get to the two late divided would there be relief.
I assume you mean the eventual widening of 95?
Not sure that will provide much relief since the Long Bridge will still be two lanes, so there will be a significant bottleneck where the transition is made from 4 lanes to 2 lanes. That transition will be a some distance south of the bridge itself.
Dave
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