Poor planning
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6/8/2018
So you want to move to Eagle? First thing to know is that early politicians had no clue about planning so the layout is horrible. There really is no town “center” save for a little area near city hall, which is a two lane strip maybe a mile long dotted with author repair, post office and senior center. The other areas where there is any sort of commerce are miles away and nestled between massive building material sites and trailer parks. Of course you can always go to Meridian where all the commerce is--which brings me to the traffic.
Traffic is a nightmare. Good luck getting around during peak hours. Don't let anyone tell you any different. On the main roads in eagle, meridian and boise traffic backs up for miles, total gridlock. There is only one small freeway and it is 30-40 min from Eagle. If you have to commute to boise you'll be commuting through garden city on surface streets sitting in traffic in run down areas staring at used car lots and old bars. Believe it.
As for food there is a mcdonald's, arbys, carl's, freddy's, mediocre chinese, and a few others. Only two grocery stores and thank God there is a Winco on the outskirts.
There is nothing special about eagle save for eagle island state park (if you can deal with the summer people since it's the only park for miles ) and the mild climate with a lot of cloudy days and unpredictable weather and nice seasons.
Overall I recommend eagle if you work from home and can afford a place north of city center with acreage. You'll like it as long as you don't need to drive to meridian more than a few times a month. Low crime makes it better than most places in america, but not if you have to live in the gridlock hell of idaho's horribly planned streets and four lane roads posing as "highways."
Lux | Eagle, ID