Foundation for Ada/Canyon Trail Systems (FACTS), in partnership with Garden City and Ada County, has secured $2.18 million in federal funding to construct a new pedestrian bridge linking 52nd Street to Plantation Island.
This long-planned connection will:
To move forward, FACTS is raising
in local matching funds.
The mission of FACTS volunteer membership is to close gaps in the greenbelt along the Boise River, creating connected pathways along the 64-mile route from the Lucky Peak Dam to the Snake River confluence, and to promote coherent corridors for active transportation throughout the valley.
One of our most pressing projects in 2026 is to “Bridge the Gap” in the Greenbelt at 52nd Street in Garden City by building a bridge across the Boise River to existing Greenbelt pathways on Plantation Island. The new bridge will eliminate a dangerous 1/2 mile detour on surface streets. Learn more about this project or make a donation.
FACTS board members are all volunteers, including private citizens and representatives from partner agencies, who meet monthly to discuss trail system connectivity issues in the Treasure Valley. Designing, building, managing, and maintaining the trail systems that interconnect throughout the valley can be quite complex. FACTS serves as a non-partisan platform where stakeholders come together to share information, ideas, project details, and best practices.
