Boulder Neighborhood Alliance

09/25/2018

We are guessing that everyone in BNA is registered already, but if there's any doubt, check now through vote.org, below.

It takes less than 30 seconds to check your registration status with our free 50-state tool. And if you're not registered, we'll help you take care of that too. Fast, free, secure, non-partisan.

11/05/2017

"Ruth Wright graduated from the University of Colorado Law School in 1972. While there she wrote a research paper proposing a City Charter measure to limit building height to 55 feet, which was adopted by the citizens of Boulder in the 1971 election. This election also protected the historic downtown, which became the beautiful and successful Pearl Street Boulder Mall."

Don't miss the 8th season of the Museum of Boulder's popular series, Boulder Conversations with Extraordinary People! This monthly series presents the innovative people whose connection with our city make Boulder the remarkable community that it is today. This year's speakers include an astrophysici...

10/13/2017

"...while I appreciate their call for unity in Boulder, they should understand that unity arises from a common set of values and principles, and many Boulderites — hopefully, most — do not share the belief that converting this city into a denser, more urban environment will have any impact on the issue of housing affordability, will result in increased traffic, create intolerable stresses on our infrastructure, and destroy what makes Boulder a unique city."

I read with interest last week's guest opinion from City Council candidates Benjamin, Rigler and Grano, who appear perplexed that much of the Boulder community feels threatened by the high-growth policies with which they have been associated.

10/13/2017

"There's a lot that has been said about this project," said Adrian Sopher, an architect on the project. "I have no doubt there will be a lot more said tonight and next week." His words struck a chord with the capacity crowd inside council chambers, which began to murmur until asked to pipe down by Mayor Suzanne Jones. Boulder Creek Commons wants the city to annex the property — an enclave of county land east of Foothills Parkway and just southwest of the East Boulder Community Center — into Boulder proper so it can build 117 housing units on the property, about half of which will be designated permanently affordable. "The city says it needs housing," Sopher said. "We do believe the housing we are providing is exactly what the city is asking for."

Council held an hour-long public hearing in the middle of the meeting to comply with state law, but the hearing will continue on Oct. 17. It's possible the council could vote on the project at next week's meeting.

Developers have tried and failed for more than 30 years to build on the Hogan-Pancost, and that long span of time wasn't lost on Southeast Boulder Neighborhoods Association President Suzanne De Lucia, who gave a presentation on behalf of residents who oppose the development on grounds that it will, among other things, aggravate flooding problems and bring unwanted traffic to the area.

"Let's end this Hogan-Pancost Groundhog Day for once and all," she said.

The yearslong pitched battle of Hogan-Pancost continued unabated on Tuesday night as a developer and the organized opponents of a proposed housing project on land currently a part of Boulder County faced off before the Boulder City Council.

10/09/2017

Attend What's Up Boulder, a citywide open house with family-friendly activities, on Oct. 11 to learn about our city’s top projects and services.

10/07/2017

John Gerstle, a 2017 candidate for Boulder City Council, has lived here longer than any other candidate and saw some of the formative initiatives that shaped Boulder—including the Blue Line and Open Space—come to life in real time. He believes his bird’s eye view of local history makes him unique am...

10/07/2017

Although the typical Boulder electoral tendency to try to blur policy differences in public with gauzy happy-talk was on full display at three recent PLAN-Boulder fora for Boulder City Council candidates, clear distinctions could nonetheless be discerned between groups of the contenders on the peren...

10/07/2017

This is "2017 Boulder City Council Candidate: John Gerstle" by City of Boulder on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

10/06/2017

"Last week, the council authorized city staff to enter into negotiations with a developer to build 304 housing units on the former Pollard Motors site at 30th and Pearl streets in Boulder Junction. The proposal calls for nearly two-thirds of those units — 63 percent — to be permanently affordable across a range of lower and moderate income levels.

We salute everyone at city hall involved in making this happen. It represents the city putting its money where its mouth is on the soaring housing costs that threaten to make official goals of "inclusiveness" and "diversity" sound delusional."

Two unanimous Boulder City Council decisions within two months of each other illuminate a deep-seated ambivalence about city priorities.

10/06/2017

"Isn't there anything left in Boulder that is sacred? We are losing our mountain views, and we are being subjected to numerous massive, poorly designed and unaesthetic tall buildings (think Boulder Junction, 28th and Canyon, and the old Daily Camera building). When will the courting of big business at the expense of local businesses end?"

Has anyone noticed all the Boulder businesses closing their doors after years of serving Boulder? The list is long and distinguished and a sign of the dysfunction of Boulder's governmental policies.

10/06/2017

"Boulder's stirring beauty is largely due to the verticality of the backdrop to town rising sharply up from the plains at the exact base of the Rockies." The idea that this could be a beautiful city of 250,000 people has been suggested. But Boulder's ozone situation would worsen, our narrow streets become even more congested and open space ruined.

The open space acquisition happened in Boulder 50 years ago this year, just before our family came to Boulder.

10/06/2017

I grew up in Boulder and like all my friends I say, "Why is this happening to Boulder?" We all feel and see the shift from a town which valued slow sustainable growth to an extreme growth policy which has damaged the soul of our town.