Boulder Junction

Boulder Junction (previously known as the Transit Village) is a 160-acre area, home to current and future developments guided by the Transit Village Area Plan.

Located in the geographic center of the community, Boulder Junction is across-the-way from the recently expanded Whole Foods Market and right around the corner from the Twenty Ninth Street retail district - a major shopping and entertainment destination.

This site will evolve into a lively, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented place where people will live, work, shop and access regional transit.  It will become a new neighborhood as well as an attractive destination for the larger city, with regional transit and public spaces that will benefit the entire Boulder community.

PROJECTS

1. Boulder Transit Village

The Pollard Motors site at 30th and Pearl streets was purchased by the city and RTD in 2004. The city- and RTD-owned site will be developed into a new transit-oriented, mixed-use neighborhood and will also include a new regional bus terminal.   

    • RTD Depot Square

2. Pearl Parkway     

3. Junction Place Bridge at Goose Creek

4. 3100 Pearl -Junction Village

RTD Depot Square

Project description:
In October 2011, Planning Board gave approval for development of the RTD Depot Square at Boulder Junction.  The RTD Depot Square will serve as a mixed-use, transit-oriented development. It will include an underground bus station, new hotel, affordable apartment complex, parking structure, restaurant or pub within the restored Historic Train Depot, and open plaza.

•  See the City Council memo

Project description:
Recent redevelopment initiatives in the Boulder Junction area (30th Street and Pearl Streets) have presented an opportunity to develop improvements along Pearl Parkway from 30th Street to the railroad tracks that are pedestrian friendly, multimodal, and integrate parking to create an enhanced "sense of place" that is more supportive of the future adjacent mixed-use development pattern.  A new street design has been developed (see Background Materials below) and construction of the multi-way boulevard street design will occur in sections beginning with construction of the south side of Pearl Parkway from 30th Street east to 3100 Pearl in the Fall of 2012.  The south side improvements are funded by the 2011 voter-approved Capital Improvements Bond.

The City of Boulder received federal Transportation Improvements Program (TIP) funding to construct a multi-use path along the north side of Pearl Parkway from 30th Street to Foothills Parkway and planning and design is underway.  At the May 14, 2012 open-house meeting design options were presented for public feedback on the section from  the railroad tracks to Foothills Parkway*.  Project construction is expected to begin in early 2013.

May 14, 2012 Open-House meeting on the Pearl Parkway Multi-Use Path Improvement Project

• Project Description and Background Information
• Project Existing Conditions Photos and Schedule-Next Steps
• Design Option A - Pearl Pkwy Multi-Use Path from railroad tracks to Foothills Pkwy
• Design Option B - Pearl Pkwy Multi-Use Path from railroad tracks to Foothills Pkwy
• Design Option C - Pearl Pkwy Multi-Use Path from railroad tracks to Foothills Pkwy
• Design Option D - Pearl Pkwy Multi-Use Path from railroad tracks to Foothills Pkwy
• Design Option E - Pearl Pkwy Multi-Use Path from railroad tracks to Frontier Ave

*The path section from 30th Street to the railroad will be integrated into the Pearl Multi-Way Boulevard
(30th - Railroad) Project that was part of a prior public process in late 2011.  October 2011 Open-House Meeting - Background materials on the Pearl Parkway Multi-Way Boulevard:

• Project Background and Purpose
• Characteristics of a Multi-Way Boulevard
• Bike, Pedestrian and Transit Connections
• Four Initial Alternatives
• Evaluation of Four Initial Alternatives
• Three Refined Alternatives
• Process and Next Steps

Junction Place Bridge at Goose Creek

 Design of the bridge will begin in the Spring of 2012 and construction is expected to occur in early 2013.  This public project improvement is funded by the 2011 voter-approved Capital Improvements Bond.

3100 Pearl - Junction Village 

This private development includes  319-unit apartment complex within four separate buildings along with seven retail spaces in 8,112 square feet of space.  There will also be an on-site two-level, partially below grade wrapped parking structure for 363 vehicles; on-site recreation center; multi-use paths and a variety of interior courtyard spaces.

• Sept. 16, 2010 - Planning Board site review memo
• Sept. 29, 2010 - City Council Site Review Call-Up memo
  

BACKGROUND

The Transit Village Area Plan (TVAP) was adopted by City Council Sept. 18, 2007.

See the complete  Transit Village Area Plan (16 MB)

Check out TVAP highlights:

•  Visions, goals and objectives
•  Land Use
•  Urban Design
•  Transportation Connections
• Implementation Plan
•  Public Art Master Plan

Since then, the Transit Village has been renamed Boulder Junction, and the follow changes have been made:

• In May 2009, new zone districts and other code changes were approved by City Council (See the City Council memo).
• Two General Improvement Districts (GIDs) were approved for the Phase 1 area of Boulder Junction and some properties have been rezoned.
• Dec 2011/Jan 2012 --  City Council Hearing and Approval of the TVAP Connections Plan Changes

NEWS

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CONTACT

For questions about planning, contact Planning & Development Services at 303-441-1880.
For questions about transportation, contact the Transportation Division at 303-441-3266 or email Noreen Walsh at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 10:09