Posts Tagged ‘recreation’
Mountain Bikers and Conservationists Tell Each Other to Take a Hike
The City of Boulder’s Community Collaborative Group (“CCG”) could not agree in September on a proposed mountain bike trail running north and south through Boulder’s mountain parks, and at a PLAN-Boulder forum on October 15 a panel of [...]
Trails on Boulder Open Space
As Blue Line readers know, a tremendous amount of citizen work has gone into establishing Boulder’s Blue Line and also into the acquisition of our Open Space. We, who came here later, appreciated and supported our exceptional environment. [...]
Be Careful What You Wish For
Mountain bikers: Are you sure you want access to the trails west of town? It may not be such a good idea. Attaining access to the busy, historic trail corridors between Chautauqua and the South Mesa Trail trailhead could easily backfire. Because [...]
Does Constituency Matter?
I want bicycling in the Boulder open space because I care deeply about the natural environment and about the environmental movement that works so hard to protect nature. It may seem contradictory to say that, since it seems many environmentalists [...]
An Unconflicted Mountain Biker/Hiker
Should mountain bikes be allowed in City of Boulder Open Space in the West TSA? The Community Collaborative Group (CCG) will be discussing this, the issue that has generated the most controversy in the current planning process for use of our [...]
Do Plutonium and Recreation Mix?
Please join Wes McKinley, Kristen Iversen, Sheri Kotowski and LeRoy Moore for a Rocky Flats news conference, 11 AM, Wed, Aug 4, west steps, State Capitol, Denver. A new citizen sampling study has found plutonium in breathable form at two locations [...]
A Colombian Experience with Boulder Green Streets
The most famous Ciclovìa (literally translated as ‘bike’ way) occurs every Sunday in Bogota, Colombia where an astounding 70 miles of major city streets are shut down and handed over to two million bike-riding, road-running, game-playing [...]
Boulder Reporter | Council mulls development in North Boulder Planning Reserve
The Boulder City Council, during a special meeting on May 25, instructed the City’s planning staff to study two proposals for development in the North Boulder Planning Reserve. The reserve is a large generally undeveloped tract east of US-36 [...]
THE WEST TSA PLAN – A New Approach to Planning For Boulder Open Space
Almost every Boulder resident, as well as many from surrounding communities, has read or heard of the conflicts between the Open Space visitors who favor recreation uses and those who favor a focus on resource conservation. Since Boulder’s Open [...]
