Kâren Sander: Growth and Density in the Urban Landscape Born and raised in the Johannesburg area of South Africa, Kâren Sander immigrated to Boise over 30 years ago. By making the move “from big, big city to—at that point—small, small city,” she … [Read more...]
IDS-060 Kâren Sander – Urban Land Institute
Kâren Sander is the executive director* of Idaho’s Urban Land Institute (ULI), an international non-profit organization dedicated to building great cities. While Boise’s growth and development benefits nearly everyone, it does present challenges … [Read more...]
Deanna Smith & Idaho Smart Growth
Deanna Smith is a program coordinator at Idaho Smart Growth, a statewide nonprofit with a mission to create great places to live. Established in 1998, ISG focuses on community planning as well as public engagement and education. "We really work at … [Read more...]
IDS-051 Bart Cochran- Leap Charities
Bart Cochran is an Idaho native who has no shortage of entrepreneurial spirit or fresh ideas. Bart owns and successfully operates a real estate business as well as a non-profit called Leap Charities that focuses on creative housing solutions for … [Read more...]
Bart Cochran & the LEAP Charities story
“If I ask my parents, they would say I was always an entrepreneur,” jokes Bart. He started off in Sand Hollow and had a lawn mowing business as a kid, upgrading to a candy company in junior high. Eventually he graduated high school and moved to … [Read more...]