Joe Jaszewski
@joeja.bsky.social
Boise and Garden City. Mobility, safety, housing. Photographer, videographer, creative leader.
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It is possible to make cities safe for young pedestrians like this. Many places have achieved this. For now, through our relative inaction, we are deciding that the lives of children are a price worth paying for the vastly overstated convenience of driving.
The Boise Police Department said that at the scene, it appeared the pedestrian had life-threatening injuries.
Update: Girl dies after being hit by pickup truck in Boise’s North End
The Boise Police Department said that at the scene, it appeared the pedestrian had life-threatening injuries.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It is possible to make cities safe for young pedestrians like this. Many places have achieved this. For now, through our relative inaction, we are deciding that the lives of children are a price worth paying for the vastly overstated convenience of driving.
Election is Tuesday!
I’m out knocking in support of my two favorite candidates for Garden City council. If you live in the GC or know someone who does, get after it.
I’m out knocking in support of my two favorite candidates for Garden City council. If you live in the GC or know someone who does, get after it.
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Election is Tuesday!
I’m out knocking in support of my two favorite candidates for Garden City council. If you live in the GC or know someone who does, get after it.
I’m out knocking in support of my two favorite candidates for Garden City council. If you live in the GC or know someone who does, get after it.
“What’s a phone book?”
- The 8-year-old, tonight.
- The 8-year-old, tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
“What’s a phone book?”
- The 8-year-old, tonight.
- The 8-year-old, tonight.
Luv 2 have car free pedestrian streets downtown
October 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Luv 2 have car free pedestrian streets downtown
Wouldn’t want to take up a few parking spaces with this thing, so let’s create a massive, unmarked safety hazard for people on the Greenbelt.
October 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Wouldn’t want to take up a few parking spaces with this thing, so let’s create a massive, unmarked safety hazard for people on the Greenbelt.
I think I’m going with “Approved Affordable Housing Development is Sorely Needed and in a Great Location.”
October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I think I’m going with “Approved Affordable Housing Development is Sorely Needed and in a Great Location.”
The power of pedestrianization.
October 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The power of pedestrianization.
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Electric bicycles, and shared electric bicycles in particular, are a revolutionary transportation technology. Forward-looking cities should be building out the infrastructure necessary to make cycling safe and convenient for everyone who wants to do it.
i recently got a great deal on a barely used folding ebike and i have to say it has revolutionized my train travel. i can get from my front door to the amtrak station in a little less than 5 minutes!!!
October 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Electric bicycles, and shared electric bicycles in particular, are a revolutionary transportation technology. Forward-looking cities should be building out the infrastructure necessary to make cycling safe and convenient for everyone who wants to do it.
Just immaculate vibes in Boise this morning.
September 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Just immaculate vibes in Boise this morning.
What a delight 8th street is.
Your periodic reminder that people thought it would be better to have cars driving through it.
Your periodic reminder that people thought it would be better to have cars driving through it.
September 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
What a delight 8th street is.
Your periodic reminder that people thought it would be better to have cars driving through it.
Your periodic reminder that people thought it would be better to have cars driving through it.
Happy Parking Day! It’s wild to think of what you could do with all that space if you didn’t force parking on people.
September 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy Parking Day! It’s wild to think of what you could do with all that space if you didn’t force parking on people.
Meridian built a transportation system that is almost exclusively for private vehicles, but now its denying building permits to businesses because they'll attract too many private vehicles?
Seems like In-N-Out is being punished for its success.
Seems like In-N-Out is being punished for its success.
In-N-Out's Ten Mile appeal rejected by Meridian City Council - BoiseDev
If In-N-Out Burger wants to open a second Meridian location, it will have to look elsewhere. The California-based burger chain, which operates three locations in the Treasure Valley, had proposed anot...
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September 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Meridian built a transportation system that is almost exclusively for private vehicles, but now its denying building permits to businesses because they'll attract too many private vehicles?
Seems like In-N-Out is being punished for its success.
Seems like In-N-Out is being punished for its success.
They’re shoving their sexuality down our throats again in downtown Boise this weekend.
September 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
They’re shoving their sexuality down our throats again in downtown Boise this weekend.
When your transportation system is overwhelmingly structured around accommodating private vehicles, about a third of the botanical garden just winds up being a parking lot.
September 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
When your transportation system is overwhelmingly structured around accommodating private vehicles, about a third of the botanical garden just winds up being a parking lot.
When you walk around downtown on the weekend or a holiday you really see how much dead, empty space is used for parking that could be used for housing or businesses.
September 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
When you walk around downtown on the weekend or a holiday you really see how much dead, empty space is used for parking that could be used for housing or businesses.
The greatest family restaurant in Boise was Fort Street Station, and I’m still searching for a replacement.
August 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The greatest family restaurant in Boise was Fort Street Station, and I’m still searching for a replacement.
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Elliot Erwitt
Idaho, Boise 1954
Idaho, Boise 1954
August 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Elliot Erwitt
Idaho, Boise 1954
Idaho, Boise 1954
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There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
When the city announced a speed limit in June, haters rejoiced. But the plan had some holes.
www.wsj.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
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One of the worst things about driving is other drivers. One of the best things about cycling is other cyclists.
As a car guy who loves biking… so true. It’s the opposite with biking though, but it never clicked for me before!
August 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
One of the worst things about driving is other drivers. One of the best things about cycling is other cyclists.
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"I’m old enough to remember when teachers lived near schools and nurses near hospitals. That didn’t change because of their preferences — it changed because we banned the housing they could afford." calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Why building more homes near transit will transform lives across California | Opinion
California cities have largely banned apartments and condos, preventing people from living near jobs and transit systems their taxes fund.
calmatters.org
August 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"I’m old enough to remember when teachers lived near schools and nurses near hospitals. That didn’t change because of their preferences — it changed because we banned the housing they could afford." calmatters.org/commentary/2...
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August 1, 2025, marks the 81st anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Poles all over the country and especially in the capital, Warsaw, spend the day remembering those who fought and died fighting against Nazi German occupation.
August 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
August 1, 2025, marks the 81st anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Poles all over the country and especially in the capital, Warsaw, spend the day remembering those who fought and died fighting against Nazi German occupation.
Love seeing the Basque video crews on the Greenbelt.
July 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Love seeing the Basque video crews on the Greenbelt.
The Flicks still rents DVDs, and had an obscure French film from 2003 that we were looking for. What a delight.
July 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Flicks still rents DVDs, and had an obscure French film from 2003 that we were looking for. What a delight.
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Rents in Spokane are down 12% as a result of pro-housing legislation, like removing parking minimums, incentivizing housing on former parking lots, and upzoning all residential parcels.
reason.com/2025/07/22/r...
reason.com/2025/07/22/r...
Rent prices are falling fast in America’s most pro-housing cities
Rental prices in some of the country's largest cities are falling—some by almost 45 percent, according to new data.
reason.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Rents in Spokane are down 12% as a result of pro-housing legislation, like removing parking minimums, incentivizing housing on former parking lots, and upzoning all residential parcels.
reason.com/2025/07/22/r...
reason.com/2025/07/22/r...
ITD is proposing some pretty fantastic improvements to Chinden – multi-use pathways, enhanced pedestrian crossings, medians, etc.
Let them know what you think! They are soliciting feedback via an online "meeting" for their Chinden Drainage and Design Study, accessible here: arcg.is/1myKq90
Let them know what you think! They are soliciting feedback via an online "meeting" for their Chinden Drainage and Design Study, accessible here: arcg.is/1myKq90
Chinden Drainage and Design Study
June 2025
arcg.is
July 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
ITD is proposing some pretty fantastic improvements to Chinden – multi-use pathways, enhanced pedestrian crossings, medians, etc.
Let them know what you think! They are soliciting feedback via an online "meeting" for their Chinden Drainage and Design Study, accessible here: arcg.is/1myKq90
Let them know what you think! They are soliciting feedback via an online "meeting" for their Chinden Drainage and Design Study, accessible here: arcg.is/1myKq90