Skyline Broadway Urban Renewal Plan in Idaho Falls Heads to Council, With Kingston Commons

IDAHO FALLS — A new urban renewal area meant to unlock development around Skyline Drive and Broadway in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is headed for a City Council vote. The Skyline Broadway urban renewal plan would help pay for streets, utilities, rock removal and public spaces in an area that includes the planned Kingston Commons commercial and office development. The Idaho Falls City Council will hold a public hearing on the plan Thursday, Dec. 10, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the City Annex Building, 680 Park Avenue, according to a legal notice published Nov. 6.

Where the Skyline Broadway urban renewal area is

The area covers about 90 acres east of and including Skyline Drive, west of I-15, north of Pancheri Drive, and south of and including Broadway Avenue, according to a memo from Idaho Falls Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Brad Cramer. The original request was for about 9 acres on the southeast corner of Skyline and Broadway, a site that once held several businesses. Most of those buildings have been demolished, and only one remains. The area was later expanded to include the northwest corner of the intersection and properties east to I-15, including several vacant lots owned by the city and others in private ownership, plus an older neighborhood lacking complete public infrastructure.

Kingston Commons and why the area needs help

The 9-acre corner is proposed for commercial and office uses as part of Kingston Commons. A leasing listing from TOK Commercial shows six buildings with 27,840 square feet of space for retail, restaurant and medical office uses, with ground lease and build-to-suit options.

The memo says the eastern part of the area has significant surface-level basalt, which has held back development of vacant sites. The residential neighborhood was built in unincorporated Bonneville County without curb, gutter or sidewalk. The Kingston Commons site has big changes in topography, badly deteriorated public infrastructure and too many access points onto Skyline and Broadway, which creates safety issues. The costs of blasting and rock removal, missing infrastructure and topography fixes are the main reasons the area qualified.

What the urban renewal plan would pay for

If adopted, the plan would send increases in property tax revenue above the Jan. 1, 2026 assessment base to the Idaho Falls Redevelopment Agency for projects such as site preparation and basalt removal, streets and new public rights-of-way, sidewalks, streetscapes and bike facilities, and new water and wastewater main lines from Skyline Drive. The memo says the plan also includes a public park and pedestrian improvements, in line with the city's "Growing into Walkable Centers" report.

How the plan got here

The City Council found the area eligible for urban renewal on April 9, 2026. On Nov. 4, the Idaho Falls Planning Commission adopted a resolution finding the plan conforms with the city's comprehensive plan. After the Dec. 10 hearing, the council may also consider the ordinance readings.

Living in west Idaho Falls

Skyline and Broadway sit on the west side of the Snake River, near Skyline High School and the Highway 20 and I-15 interchange. See the Idaho Falls city guide, browse new home communities in Idaho Falls like Sand Creek Estates and Fairway Estates, check homes for sale in Idaho Falls, or read about the US-26 and Hitt Road project and more Idaho Falls growth news. Thank you for reading Treasure Idaho.