Idaho will face many significant challenges in the future.
Preservation of our valued quality of life and enhancement of our natural
resources will be principal among them. Growth will impact life in the
urban as well as rural communities across the state. Business forces are
at work changing the very nature of our state's economics. It is an exciting
and vibrant time to live in Idaho.
In order to provide Idaho's elected officials, businesses, industry and
community leaders a way to discuss and shape this future, the Idaho Transportation
Board has established the Forum on Transportation Investment. This panel
will be composed of key individuals who are in a position to assist in
developing the policies and strategies that will ensure Idaho's bright
future.
A glimpse into the 21st Century reveals there are many dimensions to our
future. Many of these will greatly influence whether or not we are better
off 10 or 20 years from now. One of these is transportation. Transportation
is critical to the movement of goods and people. Where transportation
systems are robust, well-funded and mature, communities flourish, services
abound and opportunities grow. Conversely, one need only look around the
country to see how communities who have missed this vital factor in their
economic equation have stagnated and declined over the years.
Much of Idaho's future will be written by the decisions made in the next
few years' decisions that are hard to make. They must be made carefully,
addressing the state's transportation issues holistically and with a clear
understanding of the many elements contributing to our mobility.
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