June 26, 2012 - City wants to hear your vision for the Boulder Civic Area

Media Contacts:
Mike Banuelos, Community Planning and Sustainability, 303-441-4073
Sarah Huntley, Media Relations, 303-441-3155
www.BoulderCivicArea.com

City wants to hear your vision for the Boulder Civic Area
Public space designed with the people, for the people

If Boulderites could redesign the heart of central Boulder, what would it look like?  If you were given a blank slate to rethink the downtown’s most expansive public area, would you take the challenge?  Well, the challenge is real, and the time is now! 

The City of Boulder is launching the Boulder Civic Area project, which will actively engage the community to envision the future of the area bordered by 9^th to 17^th streets and Canyon Boulevard to Arapahoe Avenue.  This area is already the heart of the community’s social and civic activity, but what else could it be?  And what should it be? 

To kickoff the project, the city is hosting a Board Summit and Public Kickoff Reception on Wednesday, July 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art.  The open house, scheduled to occur at the core of the study area and on the night of a Boulder County Farmers’ Market, is designed to generate excitement about the project, provide information, and gather initial ideas from the community.  You can RSVP to the event on PlanCast.

The city needs your help over the next 18 months to shape options for the Boulder Civic Area.  Throughout the summer and fall, the city will host fun, family events and educational opportunities, community collaboration, ideas competitions and more to create a shared vision for this place.  Here’s what to expect:

• Imagine. (June – August 2012) Spark your imagination and engage with your fellow community members through on-site events and education.  See the Community Engagement Calendar.
• Collaborate. (September – December 2012) Community-powered ideas and collaboration will help establish a vision for what the Boulder Civic Area could become.
• Design. (January – March 2013)  Build on the idea collaboration, utilizing local, national and international talent, to come up with options for the Boulder Civic Area.
• Connect. (April – September 2013) Options will transform into a community-driven plan for City Council to consider.

As we begin to collectively imagine the future of the area, it helps to understand our history and how the current area evolved into what it is today.  Watch a short video on the Boulder Civic Area History and check out photos of the Boulder Civic Area on Flickr.

To receive project email updates, sign up here.  To follow and contribute to the conversation on Twitter, use the hashtag #BoulderCivicArea.

For more information about the Boulder Civic Area project, visit www.BoulderCivicArea.com.

Last Updated on Friday, 29 June 2012 10:46