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Boulder staff unveil Civic Area concept plan; council backs further design work for Phase 2
Summary
City staff presented a concept plan for Boulder’s Civic Area and recommended advancing a subset of elements into Phase 2 for a staff‑estimated $18,000,000 package. Council praised the design, pressed staff on maintenance, safety, connectivity to the hill and farmer’s market operations, and directed staff to continue design development and partnership planning.
City staff on Tuesday previewed a concept plan for Boulder’s Civic Area and asked the City Council for feedback on which elements should advance into Phase 2 design and construction. The presentation laid out a multi‑zone vision—ranging from a natural West End and an expanded social “Boulder Beach” to an Arboretum Path and a festival‑oriented 13th Street East End—along with recommendations for allocating $18,000,000 of the project budget to an initial set of improvements.
Why it matters: The Civic Area sits at the heart of downtown and connects to the hill and the University of Colorado, and the plan aims to knit those pieces together while addressing aging infrastructure, accessibility and programmatic needs identified through multi‑year community engagement. Staff said Phase 2 will be refined through 2026 design development with construction anticipated in 2027.
The plan and funding: Allie Rhodes, director of Parks and Recreation, and Mark Davison, the park planning manager, told council the concept draws on the 2015 civic area plan and three recent windows of community engagement. Nate Cormier, principal with Rios, the…
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