30 Facts About Boulder Colorado

Boulder Colorado is the principal city of the Boulder Colorado, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and an important part of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

City of Boulder Colorado is located in the Boulder Colorado Valley, where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains.

Boulder Colorado Creek has significant water flow, derived primarily from snow melt and minor springs west of the city.

Since then, Boulder Colorado has adopted a policy of controlled urban expansion.

In 1970, Boulder Colorado created a "comprehensive plan" that would dictate future zoning, transportation, and urban planning decisions.

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Boulder Colorado has created an Urban Wildlife Management Plan which sets policies for managing and protecting urban wildlife.

Traditionally, Boulder Colorado has avoided the use of chemical pesticides for controlling the insect population.

Boulder Colorado has a temperate climate typical for much of the state and receives many sunny or mostly sunny days each year.

Boulder Colorado is the principal city of the Boulder Colorado, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Boulder Colorado's population is younger than the national average, largely due to the presence of university students.

Boulder Colorado housing tends to be priced higher than surrounding areas.

In 2007, Boulder Colorado became the first city in the United States to levy a carbon tax.

In 2013, Boulder Colorado appeared on Forbes magazine's list of Best Places for Business and Careers.

Boulder Colorado Ballet was founded by former American Ballet Theatre dancer Larry Boyette in the 1970s as part of the Ballet Arts Studios.

The Boulder Colorado Cruiser Ride grew from a group of friends and friends of friends in the early 90's riding bicycles around Boulder Colorado into the social cycling event it is today.

Boulder Colorado Police began following the cruiser ride as it gained in popularity in the early 2000's.

Boulder Colorado is surrounded by thousands of acres of recreational open space, conservation easements, and nature preserves.

Politically, Boulder is one of the most liberal and Democratic cities in Colorado when viewed from a Federal and State elections lens.

Boulder Colorado voters repealed the measure by referendum within a year.

Charter schools within the city of Boulder Colorado include Preparatory High School, Summit Middle School, and Horizons Alternative School .

The Colorado Daily was started in 1892 as a university newspaper for CU Boulder.

Boulder Colorado is part of the Denver market for television stations, and it receives many radio stations based in Denver or Ft.

Since Boulder Colorado has operated under residential growth control ordinances since 1976, the growth of employment in the city has far outstripped population growth.

Boulder Colorado is served by US 36 and a variety of state highways.

Parking regulations in Boulder Colorado have been explicitly designed to discourage parking by commuters and to encourage the use of mass transit, with mixed results.

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Boulder Colorado has an extensive bus system operated by the Regional Transportation District .

The Boulder Colorado station is to be north of Pearl Street and east of 30th Street.

Boulder Colorado, well known for its bicycle culture, boasts hundreds of miles of bicycle-pedestrian paths, lanes, and routes that interconnect to create a renowned network of bikeways usable year-round.

Boulder Colorado has 74 bike and pedestrian underpasses that facilitate safer and uninterrupted travel throughout much of the city.

Boulder Colorado was a setting for Stephen King's book The Stand, as the gathering point for some of the survivors of the superflu.