East Boulder Subcommunity Plan

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The draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan and 55th & Arapahoe Station Area Master Plan are complete and available for your review. Please use the questionnaire below to add your feedback!

Several resources will help you navigate the plan:

Why does this area need planning?

  • Most of the land in Boulder is built out. As buildings age, they get "redeveloped" and replaced.
  • Subcommunity planning is a once-in-a-generation (20 years) opportunity to holistically plan for change, rather than considering changes incrementally and parcel by parcel.

The City of Boulder doesn't own most of this land - it is private property - but the city can use zoning to allow or disallow various types of redevelopment in the future.

Creating the plan is a two-year process, with completion scheduled for early 2022. Once final, the plan will guide decisions in East Boulder for decades.

55th & Arapahoe

The area around 55th & Arapahoe has been identified for transit-oriented development (TOD). While this intersection and area is currently served by a handful of local and regional bus routes, in the future, it will be the location of a State Highway 7 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station – connecting Boulder to I-25 and beyond with high-quality, high-frequency service. A Station Area Master Plan for this area is being developed in conjunction with the Subcommunity Plan.

The red lines in the map below mark the official boundaries of the East Boulder subcommunity. However, we welcome feedback from nearby residents, as well as community members from across the city.


The draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan and 55th & Arapahoe Station Area Master Plan are complete and available for your review. Please use the questionnaire below to add your feedback!

Several resources will help you navigate the plan:

Why does this area need planning?

  • Most of the land in Boulder is built out. As buildings age, they get "redeveloped" and replaced.
  • Subcommunity planning is a once-in-a-generation (20 years) opportunity to holistically plan for change, rather than considering changes incrementally and parcel by parcel.

The City of Boulder doesn't own most of this land - it is private property - but the city can use zoning to allow or disallow various types of redevelopment in the future.

Creating the plan is a two-year process, with completion scheduled for early 2022. Once final, the plan will guide decisions in East Boulder for decades.

55th & Arapahoe

The area around 55th & Arapahoe has been identified for transit-oriented development (TOD). While this intersection and area is currently served by a handful of local and regional bus routes, in the future, it will be the location of a State Highway 7 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station – connecting Boulder to I-25 and beyond with high-quality, high-frequency service. A Station Area Master Plan for this area is being developed in conjunction with the Subcommunity Plan.

The red lines in the map below mark the official boundaries of the East Boulder subcommunity. However, we welcome feedback from nearby residents, as well as community members from across the city.


  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    East Boulder Subcommunity Plan: Draft for Community Review

    The  Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan (EBSP) sets out a vision for East Boulder to evolve –  focusing on change in a few key areas to create mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods and improved mobility throughout the subcommunity. This will be achieved by integrating diverse housing, commercial, and retail options into industrial  areas to create lively, walkable, working neighborhoods that offer employees and residents a variety of local services and amenities. New connections and mobility improvements will make getting around without  a car much easier. These are just a few of the plan’s features that aspire to meet the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan goals. 

    As part of the subcommunity planning process, detailed planning for the area around 55th Street & Arapahoe Avenue was also completed and is described in the 55th & Arapahoe Station Area Plan (STAMP), a companion document to the EBSP.  This area has been identified for transit-oriented development (TOD) to complement the future transit investment and service. TOD is compact, walkable, mixed-use development located close to, high-capacity transit. While this intersection and area is currently served by a handful of local and regional bus routes, in the future, it will be the location of a State Highway 7 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station – connecting Boulder to I-25 and beyond with high-quality, high-frequency service.

    The questionnaire includes information and questions about the following: 

    1. What’s in the Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan and 55th & Arapahoe Station Area Master Plan 
    2. Questions about your level of support, what you like and don’t like
    3. How to provide detailed feedback to help refine the plan
    4. Demographics so we know more about who is participating
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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    What do you think of the recommendations in the 60% Draft Plan?

    189 responses

    Your input today can help refine the recommendations for the future of the East Boulder Subcommunity. 

    The questionnaire will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.  


    (be sure to get to the end and submit your responses to get registered to win ice cream gift cards) 

     
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Page last updated: 22 Jun 2022, 10:27 AM