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Boulder City Council Adopts Alpine-Balsam Plan

Boulder City Council has adopted a new plan for redevelopment along a section of Broadway.

Boulder City Council has adopted the Alpine-Balsam plan.
Boulder City Council has adopted the Alpine-Balsam plan. (Image via City of Boulder)

BOULDER, CO — Boulder City Council has adopted the Alpine-Balsam Area Plan, which provides a framework for redevelopment between Portland Place and Cedar Avenue on Broadway. The area includes the former 8.8 acre hospital site purchased by the city in 2015.

The plan, which took a year and a half to create, will guide land use, zoning, urban design and local transportation connections. The plan will focus on mobility, sustainability and climate change goals, officials said.

The City of Boulder listed the following changes that will be made under the plan:

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  • Land use changes for city-owned properties, including renovation of the medical pavilion at the corner of Alpine and Broadway for a new city service center to replace several buildings in the civic area and elsewhere.
  • A mix of permanently affordable and market rate multi-family housing to serve a range of new residents.
  • Improvements for all modes of transportation to make getting around the area safer, more pleasant and easier, especially for pedestrians and cyclists.
  • A flood mitigation approach along the northern side of the city’s site that will convey flood waters during storms. The approach will double as a landscaped greenway for pedestrian and bike access

Next steps include:

  • Deconstruction of the former Boulder Community Hospital building,
  • Land use and zoning updates for city-owned properties,
  • Redevelopment of city-owned land for a mix of civic services and housing, and
  • Evaluation of the viability for Boulder County to relocate services from their campus at Iris and Broadway to Alpine-Balsam.

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