Idaho’s Changing Population Wednesday, February 5th at 6 PM. Free and open to the public. February 5th is the first of our 2020 Citizens Planning Academy, and we are kicking off a new theme for this year’s series, Idaho’s Changing Landscapes. Each monthly session will look at a particular “landscape.” Read more…
It’s beginning to look a lot like winter in Idaho and we are already thinking ahead to next year! The year 2020 is the twentieth anniversary of ISG’s founding as an independent organization. It has been an impressive run—we have accomplished a lot in two decades. We couldn’t have done Read more…
Giving Tuesday: December 3rd, 2019 What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday is a national campaign that occurs on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving where individuals, organizations, and businesses around the world come together to support and champion the worthy causes they believe in, in the communities they live in. This year, Giving Read more…
Why vote? Why bother, especially in “odd-year” elections like this one, when only local candidates and issues are on the ballot? People used to say, “All politics is local,” but in fact voting participation rates keep dropping, especially in odd-year elections. Have we forgotten why local elections matter? People have Read more…
Parklets empower cities to reclaim our streets as places for people – not just people in cars. Parklets are when car parking is converted to a use other than for cars. Parklets can be permanent or temporary, as in the case of our recent PARK(ing) Day event when several businesses Read more…