PROJECT NEWS AND EVENTS

Special City Council Meeting and Public Hearing
June 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Council Chambers, 1777 Broadway

Draft conceptual Civic Area Plan and Implementation Strategies.

• See the council memo

The event was programed like a self-guided tour, with visual and informational boards available for viewing; project staff were present to answer questions and discuss concerns.

Weren't able to attend?  See the boads and public comment below:

• Area Key Choices and Considerations boards
• Public Realm and Parks boards
• Implementation Strategies

See public comments from the open house

Feedback from the open house, as well as input from boards and commissions, will  help shape plan options to be presented to City Council on June 4, 2013.

NAIOP Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge

As part of engaging  all segments of the community, the city partnered with NAIOP Colorado to feature the Boulder Civic Area Project in their annual 'Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge.' 

The challenge engages local grad students from the University of Colorado and the University of Denver to provide detailed proposals for public and private development projects in the Denver Metro region. 

Student teams responded to an RFP formatted case statement that weighed the civic goals, the economic realities and the environmental constraints of the site.

At an event on May 1, the University of Colorado team was announced the challenge winner!

See the winning University of Colorado team proposal

See the runner up University of Denver proposal

Through the challenge, the city gained a better understanding of the various development options for the site and an evaluation of the cost/benefits of different ideas for this important area.

See the Ideas Competition Summary Book

WINNERS ANNOUNCED | See the winning idea project drawings(17.13 MB)

Vision - Grand Prize Winner: Sunday in the Park

• Sunday in the Park Team | Submitted by Deborah Yin, Julie Husband and Carl Stewart

Vision - Best Idea for Transformative Placemaking: Boulder Civic Center Vision

• CAWA Team |Submitted by Carl A Worthington, Nancy Blackwood, Paul Trementozzi, Joseph Anastasi , Charlie Hager and Joel Price

Vision - Best Idea for Creative Mix of Land Uses: A Civic Experience for a Creative City

• Meet You In Central park Team | Submitted by Andy Knight, Sukirti Ghosh, Charles Benick and Jane Jordan

Vision - Best Idea for Environmental and Flood Solutions: Civic Area Vision Project

• Burkart & Associates Team | Submitted by Burkart & Associates

Vision - Best Idea for Civic Facilities and Functions:  Civic Art

• Boulder City Improvement Association Team | Submitted by Ion Community Solutions, Lawrence Anderson, Ed Shalkey, George Burmeister, Matthew Robenalt, Patricia Kasch, Michael Blea, Wesley Allingham and Tom Magnuson

Best Idea for a Catalytic Project: Cultivate, Educate, Celebrate

• CEC Collaborative team |Submitted by Deana Swetlik and Leslie Parchman Olson

Runner-up Idea for a Catalytic Project:  An•tic•i•pa•tion

• How It Went Down Team | Submitted by Jenny McMinn, Juhee Oh, Mark Bessoudo and Matt Harris

 See all Ideas Competition submittals -This is a large file; may take a while to dowload.

 Winning Ideas: Competition wrap-up and award ceremony
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 6 to 8 p.m. | Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library | Light refreshments provided

Join City Council and the Ideas Competition jurors as they announce the Boulder Civic Area Ideas Competition winners.  Much like the Academy Awards, competition winners will be selected based on ‘best’ designs in various categories.  This public event will take the place of the regularly scheduled council study session that evening

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Competition Idea Gallery
You can provide feedback online or in person:

• Monday, Jan. 21 | Inspire Boulder - the city's digital town hall
• Tuesday, Jan. 22 - Tuesday, Jan. 29 | Canyon Gallery, Boulder Public Library

Starting Monday, Jan. 21, competition finalist submissions will be available online for viewing and comment on the Inspire Boulder website.

Beginning at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, the best ideas will also be showcased at the Boulder Public Library (in the Canyon Gallery) for public viewing and commenting.  The Idea Gallery will give the community a chance to provide feedback on competition finalist proposals.

Civic Area^Beta  Open House

Dec. 5 at the Boulder High Cafeteria

Meeting Summary

Overview of Phase 1 Community Engagement; Basis for Guiding Principle Development

Since July 2012, the Boulder Civic Area Project has been asking residents, businesses and visitors to share thier ideas and vision for heart of central Boulder.

Here's what we've done so far:

• Kick-off Reception and Open House at BMoCA - July 11 (150 attendees)
• Dream Boulder series by EcoArts Connections - July 14 and Aug. 4  (100-200 participants)
• Idea Collaboration Month - Aug. 20 - Sept. 17
  
  • Idea Collaboration Workshop  Sept. 12 (120 participants)
  • InspireBoulder digital town hall
    
    • 575 interactions (like hits);
    • More than 72 ideas submitted
    • 160 comments; and
    • 300 active participants.
• Project website survey and comment forms (64 responses/comments as of Sept. 12)

• Growing Up Boulder Civic Area Project  - fall 2012
  • Youth ideas collected by Growing Up Boulder

Here's what we've heard
(most frequently occuring comment themes):

• Need to address heavy use of the area by transient population
• Reduce structures and parking in the high hazard flood zone
• Make the area more active, family-friendly, safer-feeling, and cleaner
•  Expand the Farmers’ Market to be year-round and/or expand it physically
•  Add a performing arts, cultural/community center, or science museum
• Keep or expand open space and/or natural-like setting along Boulder Creek
• Provide more park-like amenities, such as seating, sculpture/art, water features, gardens, play places, as well as food trucks/carts.

See all comments received to date (broken up by event/input mechanism)

See community input on the DRAFT Guiding Principles on Inspire Boulder

Last Updated on Friday, 07 June 2013 07:52