Posts Tagged ‘transit village’
The High Cost of Free Parking in Boulder
Over the last year or so, I’ve been involved with the planning and design of the public space that will accompany some of the first re-developments in the Transit Village/Boulder Junction, mostly Pearl Parkway between 30th St. and the railroad [...]
Revisiting Junction Place, the TVAP and Multi-Way Boulevards
Last fall, representatives from Community Cycles participated in a discussion with the city and various stakeholders regarding upcoming redevelopment along Pearl Parkway. I wrote about the experience and the Transit Village Area Plan (TVAP) more [...]
The Atlantic Cities | Debunking the Cul-de-Sac
Earlier neighborhoods were literally built on a scale for the human body, with architectural embellishments at eye level and blocks and sidewalks designed for foot travel. The human measuring stick hasn’t changed much over the last 200 years, and [...]
Housing Goes East
A handful of new housing projects in east Boulder, some just being completed and some only in the concept stage, promise to shift the city’s population center eastward and could significantly change the character of their surroundings. In [...]
RTD Selects Developer for Boulder Site
The Regional Transportation District chose two firms to develop the first transit-oriented project in Boulder’s Transit Village. Pedersen Development Company and Adolfson & Peterson Construction Company filed with the City of Boulder a concept [...]
Is Boulder Providing Too Little Parking, or Too Much?
Two recent transportation studies indicate that motor vehicle parking requirements for residential development in Boulder are higher than optimal, but that the lower standards enacted for the Boulder Junction area are about right or even lower than [...]
Boulder Reporter | DERAILED: The long, troubled saga of the Transit Village
If developed as the plan foresees, Boulder will have, over the next several decades, missed a great opportunity to create a vibrant public place, rail or no rail. Property owners and developers will benefit because Boulder’s public officials were [...]
Transit Village Plan Moves Forward with Council Approval
Never heard of the Transit Village? See Transit Village 101. On Tuesday night (March 2, 2010), the Boulder City Council provided direction for initial implementation and funding for the Transit Village Area Plan (TVAP). David Driskell, [...]
Does Boulder Need to Encourage Growth?
It was a great meeting on Saturday 2/27 at the West Senior Center, focused on sustainable planning for Boulder. I read with civic-minded and refreshed eyes the front-page March 1st Daily Camera article about the Pedersen Development Company [...]
