Hidden Impacts of the St. Julien Expansion: Parking The 900 block of Walnut Street is already congested. Imagine the impact of a massive ballroom and 39 extended-stay hotel rooms. The St. Julien’s parking study is flawed. Consider the following: PARKING GARAGE OCCUPANCY – 2018 PARKING GARAGE OCCUPANCY – 2019 The City of Boulder’s parking data…
By Sophia Books — Let’s stop dancing around the truth with the new St. Julien development. Throughout the filing for the new 60,000-square-foot building, the St. Julien consistently refers to the new 8,000-square-foot ballroom as a “Civic Use Building.” That’s funny.
By Kari Whitman — I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed construction of the 55-foot-tall, 5-story building proposed by the St. Julien in the area previously dedicated to the expansion of the Civic Use Area. This project threatens to obstruct the view of the Flatirons on the last piece of open space downtown.
By Stan Garnett — I have agreed to provide legal counsel to the group called Protect Boulder Civic Space and proudly added my name to their coalition. Like the other members of this group, I believe Downtown Boulder is for everyone. But when we raised concerns about the St Julien’s proposed nearly 60,000-square-foot expansion, the group was painted as “Millionaires for vacant concrete pads” in an opinion piece by Brian Keegan (May 20).
Alternate Concept: The Boulder Glass Pavillion Let’s clear something up right away: We want the very best for the Civic Use Pad. As we’ve said all along, we’re not against development of this space, but we’re adamant that the final project respect the initial civic intent for the space. This alternative suggestion offers a number…
Hidden Impacts of the St. Julien Expansion: Trash and Traffic How will more trash and traffic impact our downtown community? Yes, we’ve paid much attention to the size, design and impact of the St. Julien’s proposed expansion on our downtown’s character. But another critical aspect has been largely overlooked: the unglamorous yet essential matters of…
