[BoulderCouncilHotline] Re: East Boulder Subcommunity Plan Questions

[King, Kathleen]

Thank you for sending these questions in advance of tonight's study session.
Staff will be prepared to address these topics during the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan discussion.

See you soon!

Kathleen


Kathleen King  AICP, PLA
City Principal Planner

[City of Boulder Planning+Sustainability]
kingk at bouldercolorado.gov<mailto:kingk at bouldercolorado.gov>
Department of Planning
1739 Broadway | PO Box 791 | Boulder, CO 80306
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From: Benjamin, Matt <BenjaminM at bouldercolorado.gov>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2022 4:50 PM
To: HOTLINE <HOTLINE at bouldercolorado.gov>
Cc: King, Kathleen <KingK at bouldercolorado.gov>
Subject: East Boulder Subcommunity Plan Questions

Dear Staff, Council and Members of the Community,


I have a few questions ahead of our discussion tomorrow on the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan.

My apologies in advance if some of these questions have been asked by previous Council's and therefore already addressed.


  *   Based on the feedback from Boards, Council, and the Community on the 60% plan in 2021, is there a synthesized chart, map or description that more easily summarizes what changes were made to the plan in light of this input?  It is hard for me to extract what exactly has changed in the plan since the 60% review.
     *   For Example: How much housing has been added/subtracted to the plan as a result of those 60% comments?
     *   What changes have been made to TOD's?
     *   What proposed zoning changes were made if any?
     *   Etc...
  *   Open Space
     *   On the Land Use map, could you help me understand what Open Space "Dev Rights" means? In Attachment A (Page 20)
     *   I would also like to know more about the Open Space "Other" in the area. We have learned how confusing this land use designation is from a lot of the misconceptions with CU South.
        *   Who owns these OSO properties (City, private, etc...)?
        *   Are there any specific rules governing the intended use of these OSO lands?
  *   Transportation & Mobility
     *   Given the diversity of uses in the area, have there been discussions about the streets that support industrial uses via large trucks/semi's vs. multi modal use?
        *   I am concerned about these interactions (semi-trucks and bikes), especially along 55th.
        *   Can we decouple these uses?
           *   Steering industrial use (pun intended) to certain streets and multi modal use to other streets?
     *   As the subcommunity plan phases in and redevelopment ensues, what is the plan for road diets and increasing bike and pedestrian infrastructure?
     *   With the planning for mobility hubs, I might recommend removing all mention of RTD busing as we can't count on them to meet our service demands. Or at the minimum place a clear "*" near any mention of RTD service with the appropriate disclaimer.
  *   How might this plan change upon Council taking up "Use Tables" (in the coming months) and possibly making changes to the allowable uses for a given type of zoning? Another way to ask this, should council make substantive changes to the "Use tables", would that dictate modifications to the Subcommunity Plan to best actualize the potential new uses?


With gratitude,


Matt Benjamin
Boulder City Council Member
303-453-9896
Pronouns: he/him/his



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