- December 21, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Urban Land Institute report for Expo Idaho
Expo Idaho. Photo by Catie Clark
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) issued its final report on Expo Idaho on Dec. 7. The Ada County Commissioners asked the ULI in the spring of 2021 for its evaluation on what to do with the Expo Idaho site. The ULI panel presented its results to the commissioners on June 24 with the message: “You can have it all,” referring to the three scenarios recommended by a citizen advisory committee study in February 2021. The final ULI report captures all of the results that were presented in June.
The county began an evaluation in January 2020 on the fate of Expo Idaho after the permanent closure of the horse racing facility on the site. The commissioners assembled the citizen advisory committee, which met for the next year. The 17-member committee suggested three non-exclusive scenarios for the future of the 247-acre property: agriculture and outdoor education…
