Posts Tagged ‘growth’
Legal Foundations of Boulder’s Open Space Program
Note: At the Open Space 50th Anniversary event last October, former Boulder City Attorney Joe de Raismes (1979-2003) gave a brief presentation regarding the Open Space Department and the City Charter. Due to time constraints, he was unable to [...]
Coloradan Magazine Archives | Open space
Emeritus professors Al Bartlett, left, of physics and Lynn Wolfe (MFA’48) of fine arts stand on Boulder’s Bobolink Trail "Hordes of veterans flocked to CU to attend school on the G.I. Bill after World War II. The Bureau of Standards moved to [...]
Remembering Al Bartlett
Editor's note: On Tuesday, November 1, the Boulder City Council will hold a public hearing to designate Professor Albert A. Bartlett's home a city historic landmark at the request of the Bartlett family. To mark the event, we're running a letter [...]
Bigger and More Equal Cities – The New York Times
Susan Osborne's letter to the editor, July 11, 2016: "To the Editor: "Re “When Cities Spurn Growth, Equality Suffers” (front page, July 4): "I strongly disagree with those who blame zoning and land use regulations (and, by implication, [...]
NYTimes.com | In San Francisco and Rooting for a Tech Comeuppance
"For every person who moves to San Francisco, another two start commuting to work here. Traffic is down to a crawl: The average afternoon speed on the roads feeding into the highways has dropped 20 percent in the last two years. And the BART trains [...]
Does Boulder Have Too Many Jobs?
Does Boulder have too many jobs? If you are out of work, then Boulder needs at least one more job. If you are a commercial developer then Boulder needs as many jobs as you can convince the planning department to let you squeeze onto your particular [...]
FOR the Measures 300 and 301
Photo courtesy Allyn Feinberg Dear Fellow Boulder citizens: Are you dismayed by the congestion and traffic you are encountering in Boulder? Are you shocked by the price of housing and rents that we are experiencing? Do you wonder what is [...]
AGAINST the Measures 300 and 301
Photo courtesy Will Toor This fall, voters will face two ballot issues that have been placed on the ballot by a group calling itself Livable Boulder. The proponents are good people, and I count some of them as personal friends. But I think they [...]
Cindy Carlisle, city’s growth issues motivate her to return to council chambers
Candidate Cindy Carlisle at a recent candidate forum When Cindy Carlisle first served on the Boulder Council, she helped enact a “Bubble Zone” ordinance. The ordinance, which went to the U.S. Supreme Court where it was upheld, enforced a [...]
Look to the Blue Line for Election 2015 Coverage
Dear Blue Line Readers, The foliage is turning, the nights are getting cooler, yard signs are popping up, and campaign fliers will soon land on your doorstep. It’s election season and the Blue Line is again bringing you the Community [...]
