Creating the Esther Simplot and Boise River Parks

Creating TheEsther Simplot and Boise River Parks

Water ParksComplex

Quinn’s Pond

Boise RiverPark I

Whitewater Park

Esther SimplotPark

Boise RiverPark II

Quinn’s Pond

Boise RiverPark II

Boise River Park I

Whitewater Park

Esther SimplotPark

Main St

Quinn’s Pond (1997)

Land: Donated by Quinn-McEntee Family Rebuilt: 2010

Esther Simplot Park (2015)

Cost: $10M Simplot Family Donated 100%

Water Canal&

Walking Bridge

Water Canal&

Walking Bridge

BeachBeach

Beach

Entrance

Nature Pond

Boise River Park I (2012) Whitewater Park

Cost: $3.8M City of Boise, Albertson Foundation, Private Donor

Quinn’s Pond

Br

WaveWave

River Overlook

Boulder Seating

Boise River Park II

Cost: $7.3M City of Boise 15%, Unfunded 85%

Three New Sections

Boise River Park I Easy Going Playful River Runner

½ Mile

Easy Going

Easy Going

Green Belt

River Overlook

ProtectedWading Out-Cove

RestoreShore & Fish HabitatWalking Bridge

Boise & Garden City

Shoreline Access – Conceptual Section

Easy Going

Easy Going

Slow & Mellow(Example)

Playful

Whitewater Wave

Whitewater Wave

Whitewater Wave

Terraced Boulder River Banks

Underground Irrigation Canal

Amphitheater-StyleLawn

Playful

Playful

Diversion Dam(Today)

Broken Concrete

Farmers Union Irrigation

Underground Canal

Playful

Amphitheater-Style Lawn(Example)

Playful

Whitewater Wave(New Zealand)

Playful

Broken Concrete(Today)

Eroded Shoreline(Today)

Gre

enb

elt

Playful

Terraced Boulders(Example)

Playful

Terraced Boulders(Example)

River Runner

River Runner

Easy Shoreline Access

Easy Shoreline Access

Water Channel

River Runner

Water Channel(Example)

Veterans Pond

Water ChannelBoise River to Veterans Pond

River Runner

Easy Access(Example)

River Runner

Little More Excitement(Example)

River Runner

Different Context

Community

Economy

Opportunity

River Park I Opens(Whitewater Park)

West End Master Plan

2012

2010Quinn’s Pond Rebuilt

36th St Foot Bridge

2002 River Park Feasibility Study

2014 Whitewater Park Blvd Opens

2015Esther Simplot Park(Estimate late 2015)

Farmers Union Irrigation(Move canal underground)

1997 Quinn’s Pond(Donated by Quinn-McEntee Family)

1993 Businesses Abandon Area

1992 I-184 Connector Opens

Community

2003 Amalgamated Concrete Site(Donated by JR Simplot)

Economic Impact ($)

1M

Golden, CO

Steamboat, CO

Breckenridge, CO

Vail, CO

Kent, OH

Hadley, NY

2M 3M 4M 5M 6M 7M

EconomyW

hit

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arks

** These figures courtesy of S2o Whitewater Design

Economy

Food ($60)

Lodging ($200)

Gas ($25)

Kayak Rental ($100)

Food ($30)

Gas ($25)

Oregon (4) Colorado (2)

Food ($20)

Lodging ($100)

Gas ($25)

Reno, NV (1)

$385

$55

$145

Seven VisitorsTotal Spending $585

Opportunity

Nov 21, 2014(23 degrees)

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Opportunity

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Boise River Park

River Park IWhitewater Park

(2012)

$6 Million is

Unfunded

Farmers UnionIrrigation Canal

(2015)

What do you think?