Provide Your Input
The City of Boulder invites community to learn about and provide feedback on proposed concept designs to improve travel on Sumac Avenue between Broadway and 19th Street. Community members can participate through the in-person or online open houses.
The open houses include information on designs, past project work, the project timeline and funding. Proposed designs include pavement maintenance, continuous sidewalks, storm drainage improvements, improved curb and gutter, traffic calming, and a crosswalk for people walking and biking from Sumac Avenue across Broadway to Wonderland Lake.
Online Open House
View open house materials and the opportunity to provide feedback online in English or Spanish.
In-person Open House
The in-person open house was held on Wednesday, May 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the Maker Space Room 310 at Crest View Elementary School,1898 Sumac Avenue.
Timeline
January 2024: City staff resumed this project after a pause due to staffing and financial reasons.
Spring 2024: The city will host in-person and virtual engagement opportunities to provide information on work done so far and next steps.
Following community engagement, we will advance design, and finalize project funding and implementation. Staff will meet with individual property owners on Sumac Avenue to discuss these next steps.
Background
This project began in 2019 and was paused in 2020 for staffing and financial reasons. In 2019 and early 2020, the city hosted two community meetings. Materials from past in-person open houses available upon request
Annexation Agreements
Property owners with frontage, or land affected by the project, may share in the cost of the improvements according to the existing annexation agreements below. The City of Boulder will work in partnership with property owners to determine reasonable allocation of project costs.
- 4140 17th St
- Crystal Enterprises Agreement
Applicable to 1200, 1204, 1303, 1305 & 1502 Sumac - Gratsch Agreement
Applicable to 1734 & 1740 Sumac - Johnson Agreement
Applicable to 1206, 1224, 1286, 1300, 1435, 1447, 1464, 1472, 1480, 1485 & 1495 Sumac - Rothman Agreement
Applicable to 1525, 1527, 1555, 1565 & 1595 Sumac - Swaney et al. Agreement
Applicable to 1790, 1800, 1820, 1840, 1880 & 1890 Sumac - Tally and Co Agreement and Subsequent Agreement to the Tally and Co Agreement: Lot 1 12 13 and 14 Agreement, Lot 2 Agreement, Lot 3 Agreement
Applicable to 1205, 1235, 1265, 1357, 1360, 1505 Sumac & 4165, 4195 17th - Watkins Agreement
Applicable to 1510, 1530, 1540, 1550, 1560, 1702, 1706 Sumac & 4150, 4160, 4170 17th