Economy & Economic Development  January 31, 2025

A glimpse at Boulder’s future

BOULDER — There are a handful of residential and commercial development projects and initiatives that could significantly impact where and how people live and work in Boulder for decades to come. They include:

Boulder Municipal Airport/Area III Planning Reserve

Boulder officials and city staff are exploring the potential for expanding city limits — and therefore city services and infrastructure — to include about 500 acres of mostly undeveloped land in unincorporated Boulder County with the hopes that thousands of new homes envisioned for the site would help solve the city’s seemingly intractable housing-affordability crisis.

Annexing the property, located just north of city limits…

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