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Coeur Terre Phase 1 PUD is scheduled for 12/9 at 5:30pm - See links below:

Response to Coeur Terre Phase 1 Subdivision Request

UPDATE: Coeur Terre Phase 1 Neighborhood Advocacy Points

Below is a link to a PDF document presenting a detailed case in support of protecting Indian Meadows and other nearby neighborhoods from Coeur Terre's through traffic:

The Case to Protect Appaloosa and Indian Meadows

Appaloosa Road is not just a street, it is the backbone of one of the most active pedestrian corridors in Indian Meadows. Children use it to reach the Atlas Trail, families walk and push strollers, and elderly neighbors rely on it for daily exercise. Despite being only 28 feet wide and lacking sidewalks, it already functions exactly as the City’s Comprehensive Plan envisions: a safe, multimodal connection linking residents to trails, parks, and schools.

Connecting Appaloosa Road to the massive Coeur Terre development would put the safety, livability, and character of the entire Indian Meadows neighborhood at risk. Thousands of daily vehicles would cut through our streets, threatening children, pedestrians, and cyclists while driving down property values. Worse yet, taxpayers would be forced to cover costly road widening projects that would damage private property, all to benefit a development that already has safer, more appropriate access points.

Even if you don’t live in Indian Meadows, this decision sets a dangerous precedent for the entire city. If Appaloosa and Nez Perce, both neighborhood streets, can be turned into regional cut-throughs, then no neighborhood is safe from the same fate. Protecting Indian Meadows today means protecting all neighborhoods tomorrow, ensuring that growth is managed responsibly and that regional traffic stays on arterials where it belongs.

Key Reasons to Keep Appaloosa Closed:

• Disproportionate Impact of Growth: A significant portion of Coeur Terre’s 24,000 daily external trips are projected to funnel east through Indian Meadows if Appaloosa and Nez Perce are connected. One neighborhood should not be forced to absorb regional traffic impacts when arterials like Huetter, Seltice, and Hanley exist to carry those volumes.
• Neighborhood Safety: Appaloosa is only 28 feet wide with no sidewalks. Thousands of daily cars would endanger children, walkers, and cyclists who already use it heavily.
• Indian Meadows at Risk: Traffic would not stop at Appaloosa, cut-throughs would spill into Atlas, Fairway, and other neighborhood streets, eroding safety and quality of life across other subdivisions.
• Not Designed for This Scale: Appaloosa would function as a collector street, but it lacks the 70-foot right-of-way and safety features required by modern standards.
• Unfair Tax Burden: Road widening, retaining walls, and stormwater upgrades would be required, but none are covered by the developer. The disruption and costs would fall on Indian Meadows homeowners and Coeur d’Alene taxpayers.
• Contradicts the Comprehensive Plan: Appaloosa is designated as a future pedestrian/bike corridor, not a vehicular cut-through. Converting it violates the city’s own adopted plan.
• Safer Alternatives Exist: Coeur Terre has multiple other access points and a planned police substation within Coeur Terre and potential fire station on Seltice. Appaloosa is unnecessary for emergency services or circulation.
• Protects Neighborhood Identity: Opening Appaloosa would destroy the quiet, walkable, small-town feel that Indian Meadows residents value and that the city has pledged to preserve.
• Precedent for Other Neighborhoods: If Appaloosa is converted from a designated pedestrian/bike corridor into a regional traffic cut-through, it sets a dangerous precedent that any neighborhood street could be reinterpreted the same way. This undermines public trust in the Comprehensive Plan and threatens neighborhood protections citywide.

Indian Meadows deserves protection, not sacrifice. Idaho law and Coeur d’Alene’s own Comprehensive Plan require decisions that put neighborhoods and public safety first. We urge city leaders to keep Appaloosa closed to vehicle traffic and ensure that Indian Meadows remains a safe, livable, and thriving community for generations to come.

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