August 3, 2007

New study asks for higher density on Hill

 

BOULDER – Backers of a study to redevelop parts of the University Hill district in Boulder will ask city council to increase the area’s allowed density in order to spur new mixed-use developments.

The higher density will be the central theme of the Hill Commercial Context Study, which will be presented to city council late this summer. The study is being funded by The New Hill Co., an organization representing several property owners in the area.

City officials, University of Colorado representatives and other Hill community members have provided input to the study.

“We’ve been working for the past 18 months to build…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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