‘Neighborhoods’ Archives
Modest Steps for Uni-Hill
Wholesale redevelopment of the University Hill commercial area appears to be off the table as stakeholders focus on clean up and code enforcement. At a PLAN-Boulder forum last Friday (May 14, 2010), a panel consisting of Molly Winter, executive [...]
Burrito Factory
Editor’s note: Kit Basom originally wrote this piece to document the cross-cultural community support operating in the Orchard Grove Mobile Home Park. It was used last summer in a fundraising effort and is reproduced here. I have never [...]
Boulder’s Secret Gardens
Get inspired on this year’s 8th Annual Whittier-Mapleton Hill Garden Tour. Join this self-guided walking tour of spectacular private gardens in one of Boulder’s most prized neighborhoods, the Mapleton Hill Historic District. As you tour, absorb [...]
Architects and Designers at Home tour April 24 and 25
Historic Boulder is offering an opportunity to see inside the homes of Boulder's innovative architects. The tour is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25. Tickets for the Tour are $12 for Historic Boulder [...]
Floral Park: Boulder’s “Little Russia”
In 1940, eight Boulder professors pooled their resources and purchased a complete undeveloped block in the recently platted lots south of Chautauqua. Their plan was to build their houses around a shared common space, providing a larger outdoor [...]
Blue Line Poll: How Big is Too Big?
On April 1, the City of Boulder’s Planning Board, in a series of 4-3 votes, set the stage for 4-story buildings on the south side of Canyon adjacent to the city park and a residential neighborhood. City staff had recommended changes to [...]
Boulder Weekly: Sowing the Seeds of Sun
People who live in apartment complexes — or shady spots — may soon have more access to the economic and environmental benefits of solar power, thanks to a deal brokered this week between a legislator and Colorado solar companies. Read more [...]
Update on Orchard Grove: Optimal Affordable Housing
Is there anything more affordable than mobile home living? Is there a better and safer place for your children to live and play than in a mobile home park? Is there a better place to form a neighborly and cooperative community than in a mobile [...]
Boulder Gives Birth to Senate Bill on Mobile Home Dwellers’ Rights
Mobile Home parks – have you thought about who lives in them? Have you considered what contribution they make to low income housing in Boulder and beyond? Have stereotypes blocked much thought about them? The answer for the City of Boulder [...]
Boulder Reporter: The Great Goat Trail Debate
by Bob Wells for the Boulder Reporter It’s not easy being a City of Boulder Open Space planner. The planning professionals hosted the community Tuesday night, Feb. 9, at Foothill Elementary School on Hawthorne Ave. to discuss a local [...]
