Re-Imagine Re-Use at 6400 Arapahoe

Purpose of this questionnaire

The City of Boulder aims to inspire businesses and individuals to create something new and useful out of a material that would have otherwise been wasted. This site already serves the community’s zero waste needs through existing nonprofits, but now the city is considering expanding activities at the site to include a business services development center for companies or entrepreneurial individuals who are exploring a “circular economy.” A circular economy is an alternative to a traditional, linear (take -> make -> dispose ) economy. In a circular economy, materials are kept in use for as long as possible. We're in a period of community brainstorming. That means, we need you!

Let's start first with the draft criteria that the city plans to use when evaluating future investment ideas at this site. The first five are all from the Zero Waste Strategic Plan; the last is an additional criteria deemed important for this site.

• Waste Diversion Potential • Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential • Community Involvement and Engagement • Source Reduction/Reuse potential • Ease of Implementation • Creates local markets for materials

Are there other factors or criteria the city should consider when evaluating possible options for this site?

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We'd love to learn more about your suggested criteria. Please list or briefly describe them here.

Reaching a goal of 85 percent diversion will take all of us, and it's time to get creative!

What kinds of waste could be re-used at an innovation center, rather than going to the landfill?

What types of industries could benefit from this focused space?

What should the city's role be in providing these resources? Click all that apply.

Provide start-up education and mentorship for under-represented populationsSubsidize retail space for start-ups and small-scale manufacturersSubsidize business planning support for innovatorsSubsidize lab space for innovatorsSubsidize production space for innovatorsProvide unsubsidized retail space for start-ups and small-scale manufacturersProvide unsubsidized lab space for innovatorsProvide unsubsidized production space for innovatorsConnect potential investors providing start-up capital for innovators

Options are limited to

Did we leave out a valuable resource? If so, please tell us what it is.

With whom might the city partner to create this space?

Is there another role the city should play? If so, please tell us what it is.

Lastly, are there risks or challenges to such a space that the city should consider?

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Criteria and priorities

Purpose of this questionnaire

Let's start first with the draft criteria that the city plans to use when evaluating future investment ideas at this site. The first five are all from the Zero Waste Strategic Plan; the last is an additional criteria deemed important for this site.

Reaching a goal of 85 percent diversion will take all of us, and it's time to get creative!