A more connected Boise. A richer shared life.
We bring people, ideas, and resources together to improve Boise’s public places—and care for what makes them matter.
Boise Civic Trust is the nonprofit behind Boise Rising.
Good places shape
how we live.
A shaded walk. A place to gather. A landmark worth caring for. These are the settings of a shared life. We help turn those possibilities into projects people can build and sustain.
Table Rock
A vision for the summit and its approaches, rooted in the landscape and its lasting care.
Boise Civic Path
A vision for protected routes connecting Boise’s neighborhoods, civic places, and river.
The City We Inherited
A proposed series following Boise teenagers as they investigate their city and work toward a place of their own.
What could Boise become?
Start with a place you know. See the possibility within it.
Capitol Square Reoriented. An illustrative vision for a public square at the Capitol’s front door.
Read the Manifesto →The city we inherit.
The city we make.
Essays, observations, and stories about the places we share—and the kind of life they make possible.
Local leadership.
Long-term responsibility.
Boise Civic Trust is the nonprofit behind Boise Rising. It brings structure and accountability to the work through its board, partnerships, funding, and ongoing care for the public purpose.
Meet Boise Civic Trust
Help build what comes next.
Support the work, bring your professional skills, or talk with us about a place that deserves attention.
Follow the work.
Weekly essays about place, public life, and Boise’s future. Occasional updates on Table Rock, Civic Path, the youth docuseries, and our nonprofit’s work.
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