The Bannock Corridor is a transformative urban design and mobility project within the St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center Downtown Campus. Reimagining a traditional street corridor as a shared, multimodal public space, the project enhances connectivity, accessibility, and campus integration while supporting the operational needs of Idaho’s largest medical center. The corridor serves as a people-focused environment that prioritizes pedestrian activity while maintaining essential access for emergency services, deliveries, and patient transportation.
Details
Location
Boise, ID
Partners
St. Luke’s Health System
Toole Design
City of Boise
ACHD
Year Completed
2019
Context
Context
As St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center continued to evolve its Downtown Campus, the organization sought opportunities to improve mobility, campus connectivity, and the overall patient and visitor experience. The Bannock Corridor presented a unique opportunity to transform an existing vehicular corridor into a shared public space that better serves pedestrians, cyclists, patients, staff, and visitors. Located within a dense urban environment, the project required balancing the transportation needs of a major healthcare campus with broader community goals related to accessibility, safety, and placemaking. The corridor also serves as an important connection between the hospital campus, surrounding neighborhoods, and downtown Boise.
Process
Process
The Land Group, in collaboration with the project team and stakeholders, led landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban design coordination efforts throughout the planning and concept development process. Extensive stakeholder engagement was central to the project’s success, including workshops, charrettes, and coordination meetings with St. Luke’s Health System, the City of Boise, ACHD, neighborhood representatives, and community advocates. Through a collaborative evaluation process, the team developed and refined design alternatives before advancing a preferred concept to the preliminary design stage.
Solution
Solution
The project re-envisions the corridor as a shared-space environment that supports multiple modes of transportation while creating a welcoming public realm. The design integrates pedestrian pathways, bicycle facilities, gathering spaces, and landscape elements that contribute to a therapeutic and restorative campus environment. Careful coordination ensured that critical hospital functions remained fully operational while enhancing safety and comfort for all users. The corridor also serves as a key component of the broader Downtown Campus Improvement Program, connecting to roadway enhancements, cycle tracks, and public plaza spaces throughout the campus.
Impact
Impact
The Bannock Corridor establishes a new model for multimodal design within a complex urban healthcare environment. By prioritizing people while maintaining critical campus operations, the project improves accessibility, strengthens community connections, and enhances the overall experience of patients, visitors, employees, and nearby residents. The corridor demonstrates how transportation infrastructure, public space, and healthcare campus planning can work together to create safer, healthier, and more connected urban environments. Its collaborative planning process and innovative shared-space approach provide a framework for future mobility and placemaking projects in Boise and beyond.