Community-driven Development
Boulder has a vibrant history of citizen engagement when it comes to growth and development issues. From PLAN-Boulder County’s inception, we’ve been dedicated to helping ensure that the people who live here and care deeply about our community –not corporate interests – decide the fate of our town.
We believe that all voices should be heard during land-use debates, and that environmental protections and quality-of-life should trump corporate profits. We strive to engage the broader community in conversations about the development and land-use decisions that will affect us all. We advocate for solutions to our most pressing problems that will create the greatest good for our local environment and for the people who live in it.
CU South and South Boulder Creek Flood Mitigation
Ben Binder has been a long time careful student of the purchase of 308 acres in South Boulder, Colorado, by the University of Colorado. It was intended to be part of the City's Open [...]
City Council is Working to UpZone Boulder
On June 4th, City Council discussed redevelopment options for the former Boulder Community Hospital at Broadway and Balsam and the surrounding area including, Ideal Plaza and Community Plaza shopping centers. All the options proposed considerably [...]
City Council Up-Zoning Neighborhoods Through Opportunity Zone Review
May 2019 Dear City Council, Below is an analysis of the components discussed , or to be discussed, in your April and May study sessions for use table changes to be applied to the Opportunity [...]
ADU/OAU presentation from recent public forum
Mike Marsh made a presentation about his views on new proposed ADU regulations and how they could work practically. To view the powerpoint, click on the link and open in power point. Mike lays out [...]
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Owner Accessory Units (OAUs
PLAN (Peoples League for Action Now) - Boulder County applauds and strongly supports City Council’s effort to broaden opportunities for the creation of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Owner Accessory Units (OAUs) for the purpose [...]
PLAN (People’s League for Action Now)-Boulder County Affordable Housing Strategy
December 15, 2017 PART I INTRODUCTION The Problem: Boulder is the most expensive city in the region. With average single-family home prices near one million dollars, and many apartments renting for thousands of [...]
Hogan-Pancost
October 14, 2017 Boulder City Council Dear Council members: PLAN-Boulder County urges you to deny the new annexation request for the Hogan-Pancost property that is now before you. The 6-1 vote of the Planning Board [...]
CU-South
Respected environmentalist Tim Hogan's letter to the newspaper, outlining the issues. For many longtime residents of Boulder, the current proposal from the university requesting annexation, engineered flood mitigation, and additions to their housing [...]
Why More Density and Market Rate Housing Won’t Result in Lower Cost Housing in Boulder
Subject: RE: Articles regarding Inclusionary Housing (This letter to the council member was publicly posted) Dear Jan Burton: Thanks for sharing these articles of various points of view that will certainly help us in wrestling with our [...]
Position on Comp Plan Update
To Planning Board Members: Plan-Boulder County recommends that you include a recommendation to City Council that the new BVCP include the following affordable housing policies: Increase affordable housing as a percentage of overall housing: The [...]
CU South – $22million for berm?
Boulder is moving forward with annexing the CU South property. This will require a change in land use designation from Open Space to Public in the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan. Ben Binder writes in [...]
Why the Sky is Not the Limit in Boulder
On November 10, 2014 Ruth Wright spoke at a PLAN-Boulder County Forum on Why the Sky is Not the Limit in Boulder. Watch the video here. Ruth spoke at this PLAN-Boulder Forum as she was [...]
What’s Up with CU’s South Campus?
On December 16, 2016, PLAN-Boulder held a Forum about plans for CU's South Campus. You can view the visuals here. Background: The City is considering re-designating the land uses for CU's South Campus as part [...]
Position on Co-op Ordinance
PLAN-Boulder County has been following the development of the Co-op Ordinance since its inception and has provided input to the Planning Board and to Council on different versions of the ordinance. This letter summarizes PLAN-Boulder [...]
Affordable Housing Documents and Resources
CITY OF BOULDER Housing and Human Services Master Plan Housing and Human Services Master Plan - Appendices Housing and Human Services Master Plan Advisory Committee Boulder Housing Partners Discussion Housing Implementation and Funding Task Force [...]
Height Limit in Boulder Colorado
Plan Boulder County on Height Limit PBC supports limiting building height to 35/38ft in all areas except the downtown and Boulder Junction. Any building approved at 55 feet should have a clear, well-defined, enforceable community [...]
PLAN Policy Recommendations to City Council
We hope that you will have a productive retreat and that you will be able to focus your attention and that of staff for the coming year to the issues of greatest concern to Boulder [...]
Pearl Place Site Review
Re: Pearl Place Site Review (Planning Board Nov. 6, 2014) Dear Planning Board Members: At our regular board meeting on Dec. 1, 2014, we discussed at length the above project (LUR2014-00035, located in an L-shaped [...]
Boulder’s Future Development
We strongly support moving forward with a Comprehensive Development Strategy, as a Council-driven priority. There have been many letters and other communications that have characterized PBC’s position as demanding no growth, low density, and keeping [...]
Council Should Pause Growth
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Council Should Pause Growth
8/29/2014 Daily Camera We are in the midst of a development binge. Many of us are seriously concerned. Is this rush to build hotels, luxury apartments, and high-end office space really what we need in [...]
Baseline Zero
PLAN-Boulder County commends the gestures toward low energy use in the proposed Baseline Zero project, but we have a number of concerns with the overall concept of the plans. We’d also like to emphasize that [...]
BOULDER VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
BOULDER VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT PLAN-Boulder County is pleased that city staff is no longer recommending that the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Intergovernmental Agreement (BVCP IGA) expire, but that doesn’t alleviate our concerns [...]