
If you're a current resident of Boulder (or thinking about living here) you might want to pay attention to this issue. Boulder Transit Village meshes with the $4.7Bn FasTracks project. It's a big project and how it proceeds has long term implications for Boulder and surrounding communities.
We last wrote about Boulder Transit Village over a year ago. When issued our last report, the scope of the project was a massive 450 acres. Since then, it's been scaled back to about 1/3 the size. You can download a copy of the original report on Transit Village from our research archive.
Here's the update.
After many meetings involving the community (this is Boulder, remember), City Council and the Planning Board approved the vision and goals for Boulder Transit Village (summarized at the bottom of this post). Recently, planners came up with three options for the development. The options are arranged around what planners call the "Bones" of the project.
Here's a map.
Here are full details of the "Bones," or 10 common elements. The map shows how these common elements will work together.
Grade separated Goose Creek bike path will be a centerpiece of the new development. The north/south spine is called Junction Place. Steel Yards is integrated on the north west. Pearl Street is obviously quite central and the 30th and pearl interchange will have the highest intensity and mix of uses.
Now here's where there are some options and an opportunity to voice your opinion.
The Options for Boulder Transit Village:
Option #1: Junction Village
Option #2: Junction Center
Option #3: Junction Place
Current Trends (the null/no change option)
Here's a summary table.
The detailed assessments cover concerns over community design, economy, the environment, housing, social, and transportation issues.
According to city planners, the initial feedback seems to support option #2: Junction Center. That's my favorite as well. We like the "Bones" of the project and #2, the Junction Center option seems to balance affordable and market housing with jobs quite well.
And if you haven't already, be sure to visit the main website for Boulder Transit Village. It's filled with very useful and interesting information, including a timeline, scrapbook. You can also sign up for a newsletter for the latest information.
So you might be wondering how long it will take for development in Boulder Transit Village to fill out the area plan. According to city planners, it will take as long as 25 years for all development their envisioning to be completed. Train and Rapid Transit bus service is scheduled to be in place within 8 years however, and given the demand for Boulder Real Estate, I expect the buildout to be complete much sooner than that.
Time will tell....
Boulder Transit Village Vision and Goals
Vision:
Goals:
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