‘Featured’ Archives
Profile: Sam Assefa
Sam Assefa’s journey from Ethiopia to Boulder has shaped Boulder’s new senior urban designer into the soft-spoken, observant, creative, and big-picture thinker that he is. His remarkable story of survival and resilience is more worthy of a [...]
Does Dense Make Sense? Part 4. Adequate Public Services
Editor's note: PLAN-Boulder County has issued a report entitled Does Dense Make Sense? This is the fourth part in a six part series extracted from the report. The Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan has a policy stating that all new [...]
A Recipe for Cutting Colorado’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Transportation
Colorado could feasibly reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cars and light trucks 20 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050, if local, state, and federal governments implement the right policies, Bob Yuhnke, Transportation Program Director for the [...]
Does Dense Make Sense? Part 3. Density and Carbon Footprint
Editor's note: PLAN-Boulder County has issued a report entitled Does Dense Make Sense? This is the third part in a six part series extracted from the report. As the world strives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we face a [...]
New Era Scoop: Interview with Tom Tancredo
Originally published in New Era News Tom Tancredo knows how to create heat. His quotes, everything from seeing President Obama as the number one threat to America to the desire to see Mecca bombed, have defined a man that is now running for [...]
Does Dense Make Sense? Part 2. Regional Transportation
Editor's note: PLAN-Boulder County has issued a report entitled Does Dense Make Sense? This is the second part in a six part series extracted from the report. Transportation problems require transportation solutions. The City of Boulder [...]
ConocoPhillips’ Plans Remain Vague, But Its Impact Is Already Big
Although final plans for ConocoPhillips’ research and training facility in Louisville have not even been submitted to the City, the project has already lifted housing prices in Louisville and is predicted to also buoy them in the cities of [...]
Does Dense Make Sense? Part 1. Population Growth Trends
Editor's note: PLAN-Boulder County has issued a report entitled Does Dense Make Sense? This is the first part in a six part series extracted from the report. Image from http://www.thepeloton.com/ Colorado and Boulder County have a long [...]
Blue Friday! UPDATE
Many thanks to the readers, contributing authors, and innocent bystanders who are making the Blue Line a vibrant on-line source for alternative views on Boulder issues. We're hosting the very first “Blue Friday," a casual happy hour full of [...]
Open Space Farm Tours: What is Cropland Policy?
“Cookies anyone? Lemonade?” asked Ron Stewart, director of Boulder County’s Open Space Department. On the evening of July 13, he enthusiastically shared snacks and his knowledge of agriculture in Boulder as the second of four Cropland Policy [...]
