Growth & Development
New projects, land use, housing, construction, roads, and what is changing around town.
Growth & Development/May 13, 2026
Boise Didn’t Surround the Old Pen. The Old Pen Just Waited.
The sandstone penitentiary east of downtown opened in the territorial era, sat alone on the high desert, and eventually found itself inside a city that grew up around it.
Growth & Development/May 12, 2026
Main Street’s Old Skyline Looked Almost Wrong—in the Best Way
Historic photos of downtown Boise’s Lower Main Street Commercial Historic District reveal a city that once kept a much lower profile.
Growth & Development/May 11, 2026
Landslide Trail Is the Foothills Ride That Won’t Embarrass You
A local mountain biking channel makes the case for Landslide as the ideal Boise Foothills starter trail—enough chatter to feel real, not enough to end your afternoon early.
Growth & Development/May 11, 2026
A Seattle Tex-Mex Chain Is Claiming the Old P.F. Chang’s Spot on 8th Street
Cactus Southwest Kitchen and Bar, a Seattle-based restaurant group, is set to open in the downtown Boise space left vacant by P.F. Chang’s.