Development Proposed in the South Boulder Creek Flood Plain
by Alan Boles
Piecemeal development decisions have occurred in the flood plain
Embracing the Night (and the Ground)
by Stephen Jones
A society that deprives humans of the innate right to sleep unencumbered on the green Earth is a pretty pathetic society.
The High Cost of Free Parking in Boulder
by Zane Selvans
Broad ignorance of the real value and cost of parking results in some surreal discussions.
Call to Action
In Your Back Yard »
Jeff McWhirter and Southeast Boulder Neighborhoods Association
The Hogan/Pancost concept plan will be presented to the City of Boulder Planning Board this Thursday, [...]
Help Hannah’s House »
Susan Osborne
As you may be aware, Historic Boulder now has ownership of the Hannah Barker house (800 Arapahoe) and has [...]
Now Boarding »
Liz Payton
Serving on a city or county board or commission is one way to give back to your community and participate [...]
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Perspectives on the 2011 Boulder »
Pat Shanks
Election night 2011 was full of surprises. The fact that some of the outcomes were surprising suggests many factors influenced voter behavior, and without detailed post-election polling, explanations have
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Neighborhoods
Hogan-Pancost Development Heads to »
Southeast Boulder Neighborhoods Association
If you’re like us, you know Dr. Seuss – you’ve either had his stories read to you,
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Counterintuitive: How Having »
Karen Worminghaus
Scenario one: Your personal car is parked out front and you get a sudden craving for ice
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Extending Boulder’s Urban »
Julia Wrapp
The Boulder City Council met recently to explore the possible purchase of a conservation
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Opinion
The Pearlman Appointment »
PLAN-Boulder County
Although we have frequently and enthusiastically commended Boulder County Commissioners Will Toor and Cindy Domenico and former County Commissioner Ben Pearlman on their work for Boulder County over the past
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More Articles
Boulder Weekly | The Ghosts of Valmont Butte
"Ever since the city of Boulder purchased its Valmont Butte property, city taxpayers have been picking up the tab to pay for the environmental sins committed by more than a century’s worth of long-departed users at the site. And that tab may be getting bigger as more ghosts from the property’s past continue to reveal themselves." Read the [...]
Los Angeles Magazine | Between the Lines
"This spring the DOT plans to introduce an $18.5 million smart wireless meter system based on Shoup’s theories. Called ExpressPark, the 6,000-meter array will be installed on downtown streets and lots, along with sensors buried in the pavement of every parking spot to detect the presence of cars and price accordingly, from as little as 50 cents [...]
Time | The Wet House: Homeless People with Alcoholism Drink Less When Booze Is Allowed
“Participants in the study told us that they’re happy to have a home, and happy that they no longer have to drink to stay warm or to put themselves to sleep or to forget that they’re on the streets.” Read the entire article at Time.com: The Wet House: Homeless People with Alcoholism Drink Less When Booze Is Allowed.
The Atlantic Cities | The Most and Least Affordable Housing in America
"The authors specifically call out new construction that is significantly controlled by comprehensive plans or through more restrictive land use regulations “referred to as ‘compact development,’ ‘urban consolidation,’ ‘growth management’ and ‘smart growth.’” The thesis is that these places create housing that is unaffordable. [...]
The Atlantic Cities | What Smart Growth Advocates Get Wrong About Density
"If we fail to insist on the kinds of places that people instinctively love, we won’t succeed, and we won’t deserve to, either." Read the entire article at the Atlantic Cities: What Smart Growth Advocates Get Wrong About Density.
Stuff.co.nz | Christchurch Expat Hails Cycle-Friendly City
"When we arrived from earthquake-ravaged Christchurch for a six-month stay in Boulder, we were struck by the similarities between the two cities and wondered if some features of the Boulder lifestyle could be beneficial in a rebuilt Christchurch." Read the entire article at Stuf.co.nz: Christchurch Expat Hails Cycle-Friendly City of...
NYT | City of Golden Holds Firm Against Denver Beltway
"Breathes there a soul who really, truly, loves a beltway? Maybe, but you are not likely to find one here in this little city in the Rocky Mountain foothills west of Denver. For decades, this has been the community that said no, arguing through courts and politics and whatever other means available that a multilane ring road circling Denver — [...]
The Colorado Independent | Snow drought forces Colorado to face frightening new climate-change reality
Just a year after record snowfall throughout much of the Rocky Mountain West, the region is locked in a snow drought not seen since Jimmy Carter surrendered the White House to Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s. “We have had some very unusual weather so far this season,” Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz said Friday. “For the first time in 30 [...]
Getthefactsgolden.org | Golden challenges decision to provide federal refuge land for Jefferson Parkway
"The City of Golden on Jan. 5, 2012, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to halt the transfer of federal land for the construction of the proposed Jefferson Parkway. "Golden’s lawsuit maintains that the Fish and Wildlife Service violated environmental and [...]
City Journal | Convention Wisdom
"For two decades, American cities have used public dollars to build convention center space—far more than demand warranted. The result has been a gigantic nationwide surplus of empty meeting facilities, struggling convention centers, and vacant hotel rooms. Given the glut, you’d think that cities would stop. Instead, many are spending hundreds [...]
Sightline Daily | More Roads = More Traffic
"To many folks who follow transportation issues closely, the idea that new roads create new traffic is familiar—yet it sometimes gets bandied about rather casually, as if it’s something that we know but don’t particularly need to prove. But there’s nothing casual about Duranton and Turner’s analysis. It’s thorough, well thought out, [...]
Slate | Bah, humbug.
Christopher Hitchens on Christmas: "I used to harbor the quiet but fierce ambition to write just one definitive, annihilating anti-Christmas column and then find an editor sufficiently indulgent to run it every December." Read the entire essay at Slate: Bah, humbug.
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