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Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
The No Huetter Bypass Group merges its email threads with ITD District 1 again, shares ITD's November 17, 2025 letter requiring public records requests for study data, and answers ITD's October 10, 2025 letter point by point, copying ITD, KMPO, state legislators and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Continue reading: Email to ITD: Data Not Shared with the Community
Communications ·
by Carrie Ann M. Hewitt, P.E.
ITD District 1's letter telling the No Huetter Bypass Group that the technical and analytical data it requested for the Rathdrum Prairie Area Transportation Study goes beyond what is typically shared in public engagement, and that this and future requests must go through ITD's Public Records Request process.
Continue reading: ITD Letter: Data Requests Must Go Through a Public Records Request
Communications ·
by CarrieAnn M. Hewitt, PE
ITD District 1's letter answering the No Huetter Bypass Group's four "Ask" items on the Rathdrum Prairie PEL study: the Level 2 process, public review of how alternatives were derived, publication of the evaluation data, and the Level 2 magazine. ITD also responds on the SSTI framework, rail, federal standards and the group's role in the alternatives.
Continue reading: ITD Letter: Response to the No Huetter Bypass Group's Four "Asks"
Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
A third letter to the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) regarding Level 2 Alternatives for the Rathdrum Prairie Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study. The letter addresses the democratic deficit and predetermined outcomes from KMPO, excessive land acquisition, lack of grade separation details on US-95, commercial freight prioritization over local needs, and the neglect of immediate US-95 improvements.
Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
The No Huetter Bypass Group merges its email threads with ITD District 1, copies state legislators, a Coeur d'Alene city council member and the U.S. Department of Transportation, and asks for the second time in a year for the raw data and decision-making criteria behind the Rathdrum Prairie PEL study.
Continue reading: Email to ITD: Merging Threads and the Request for Raw Data
Communications ·
by Carrie Ann M. Hewitt, P.E.
ITD District 1 tells the No Huetter Bypass Group that the promised data went to the Community Working Group, offers to meet after the public meeting, and says FHWA approved Part 1 of Concurrence Point #3 with no comments.
Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
The No Huetter Bypass Group sends ITD District 1 a second round of 13 signers for the escalation letter, bringing the total to 35.
Continue reading: Email to ITD: Second Round of Escalation Letter Signers
Review ·
by Brian Rogers
The group's infographic says the Rathdrum Prairie PEL study narrowed its focus too early. It leans on road widening and new highways, proposes no grade separation or multi-modal options, and guarantees property condemnation. It sets out the four-step federal PEL framework and three phases for a revised study.
Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
The No Huetter Bypass Group replies to ITD District 1, asking for the raw Level 2 data in a usable format rather than simplified "smiley" faces, sharing the escalation letter sent to members, and listing the first 22 signers.
Continue reading: Email to ITD: Raw Data Request and Escalation Letter Signers
Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
An escalation letter to the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) regarding the Level 2 Alternatives for the Rathdrum Prairie Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study. The letter details procedural and analytical failures, non-compliance with 23 U.S.C. 168 and FHWA guidelines, over-engineered roadway designs, omission of grade separation and multi-modal transit/rail solutions, and calls for four distinct families of alternatives grounded in Performance-Based Practical Design.
