BURA considering its own BID

BOULDER – Perhaps taking a cue from downtown Boulder, the Boulder Urban Renewal Authority (BURA) will consider a Business Improvement District (BID) as a way to fund – and perhaps expand – its role of supporting development in central Boulder.

BURA oversees the BVRC, a 300-acre district that encompasses Boulder Crossroads and the surrounding commercial development, as well as an urban renewal district encompassing Ninth Street and Canyon Boulevard. The BVRC is bounded by Spruce Street on the north, 32nd Street on the east and Boulder Creek on the south.

Bonds issued almost 18 years ago to help pay for redevelopment of…