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Boulder staff outline SER‑goal policy directions for BVCP update; council asks for measurable metrics and clearer implementation path
Summary
Staff presented preliminary policy direction organized around Sustainability, Equity and Resilience goals — including people‑centered transportation, nature‑everywhere, housing supply, and social infrastructure — and councilors pressed for baselines, performance dashboards and clarity on amendment procedures.
City planning staff on Dec. 11 walked the City Council and Planning Board through preliminary policy direction for the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, organized around the city’s Sustainability, Equity and Resilience (SER) goals. Staff highlighted people‑centered transportation, a "nature everywhere" approach, commitments to increase housing supply and diversity, and new policy language on equity and wildfire resilience.
"We've heard a lot about the topics on the left of this slide — folks want expanded pedestrian and bicycle networks and better transit," Kathleen King, principal city planner, told the joint meeting as…
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