Editing Boulder, Colorado (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:Descending Boulder Denver Turnpike Into Boulder.jpg|thumb|The city from northbound US 36 as the highway descends into Boulder]]
Since Boulder has operated under residential growth control ordinances since 1976, the growth of employment in the city has far outstripped population growth. Considerable road traffic enters the city each morning and leaves each afternoon, since many employees live in [[Longmont]], [[Lafayette, Colorado|Lafayette]], [[Louisville, Colorado|Louisville]], [[Broomfield, Colorado|Broomfield]], [[Westminster, Colorado|Westminster]], and [[Denver]]. Boulder is served by [[U.S. Route 36 in Colorado|US 36]] and a variety of state highways. Parking regulations in Boulder have been explicitly designed to discourage parking by commuters and to encourage the use of mass transit, with mixed results.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Camera {{!}} |first=Boulder Daily |date=April 1, 2019 |title=Heavy commuting into Boulder drives challenges for city |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/01/boulder-commuting-climate-change/ |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725204428/https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/01/boulder-commuting-climate-change/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Over the years, Boulder has made significant investments in the multi-modal network. The city is now well known for its grade-separated bicycle and pedestrian paths, which are integrated into a network of bicycle lanes, cycle tracks, and on-street bicycle routes. Boulder provides a community transit network that connects downtown, the University of Colorado campuses, and local shopping amenities. Boulder has no rail transit. Local and regional shuttle busses are funded by a variety of sources. Due in part to these investments in pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure, Boulder has been recognized both nationally and internationally for its transportation system.<ref>Henao, Alejandro, et al. "Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Investments And Mode Share Changes: A 20-Year Background Of Boulder, Colorado." Transport Policy 37.(2015): 64–71. Academic Search Complete. Web. February 16, 2016.</ref>

In 2009, the Boulder metropolitan statistical area (MSA) ranked as the fourth highest in the United States for percentage of commuters who biked to work, at 5.4 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-15.pdf|series=American Community Survey Reports|title=Commuting in the United States: 2009|access-date=December 26, 2017|date=September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726134351/https://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-15.pdf|archive-date=July 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, the Boulder MSA ranked as the fourth lowest in the United States for percentage of workers who commuted by private automobile, at 71.9 percent. During the same time period, 11.1 percent of Boulder area workers had no commute whatsoever: they worked out of the home.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/acs/acs-32.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813230230/http://census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/acs/acs-32.pdf |archive-date=August 13, 2015 |url-status=live |title= Who Drives to Work? Commuting by Automobile in the United States: 2013 |series= American Survey Reports |access-date= December 26, 2017 |date= August 2015 |author= McKenzie, Brian}}</ref>

====Bus service====
Boulder has an extensive bus system operated by the [[Regional Transportation District]] (RTD). The HOP, SKIP, JUMP, Bound, DASH and Stampede routes run throughout the city and connect to nearby communities with departures every ten minutes during peak hours, Monday-Friday. Other routes, such as the 204, 205, 206, 208 and 209 depart every 15 to 30 minutes. Regional routes, traveling between nearby cities such as Longmont (BOLT, J), Golden (GS), and Denver ([[Flatiron Flyer]],<ref>{{cite web
 |url        =http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/us36_1
 |title        =Flatiron Flyer – Bus Rapid Transit
 |publisher        =Transportation District of Denver
 |access-date        =April 13, 2015
|archive-date        =March 15, 2015
|archive-url        =https://web.archive.org/web/20150315082354/http://rtd-fastracks.com/us36_1
 |url-status        =live
 }}</ref> a [[bus rapid transit]] route), as well as [[Denver International Airport]] (AB), are also available. There are over 100 scheduled daily bus trips on seven routes that run between Boulder and Denver on weekdays.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtd-denver.com/Schedules.shtml#bus |title=Bus Schedules |publisher=Regional Transportation District |access-date=May 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711140841/http://www.rtd-denver.com/Schedules.shtml#bus |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Railroads====
Freight service is provided by [[Union Pacific]] and [[BNSF]].

Currently there is no intercity passenger service. The last remaining services connecting the Front Range cities ceased with the formation of [[Amtrak]] in 1971.

=====Future transit plans=====
[[Front Range Passenger Rail]] is a current proposal (as of 2023) to link the cities from [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]] in the south, north to [[Fort Collins]] and possibly to [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heins |first1=Nicole |title=Amtrak hopes to reduce I-25 traffic by creating a passenger rail along the Front Range |url=https://www.kktv.com/2021/04/13/amtrak-hopes-to-reduce-i-25-traffic-by-creating-a-passenger-rail-along-the-front-range/ |access-date=January 1, 2022 |work=KKTV 11 News |date=April 13, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

A {{Convert|41|mi|adj=on}} RTD [[commuter rail]] route called the Northwest Rail Line, also known as the [[B Line (RTD)|B Line]], is proposed to run from Denver through Boulder to [[Longmont]], with stops in major communities along the way. The Boulder station is to be north of Pearl Street and east of 30th Street. At one time this commuter rail service was scheduled to commence in 2014, but major delays have ensued. In 2016, an initial {{Convert|6|mi|adj=on}} segment opened, reaching from downtown Denver to southern [[Westminster, Colorado|Westminster]] at [[Westminster station (RTD)|Westminster Station]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kdvr.com/2016/07/24/rtds-b-line-and-westminster-station-officially-opens-on-monday/|title=RTD's B Line and Westminster Station open|last=Engelbart|first=Drew|publisher=FOX31 Denver|date=July 24, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2016|archive-date=July 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726132110/http://kdvr.com/2016/07/24/rtds-b-line-and-westminster-station-officially-opens-on-monday/|url-status=live}}</ref> The remaining {{Convert|35|mi}} of the Northwest Rail Line is planned to be completed by 2044, depending upon funding.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20968210/rtd-and-other-officials-vow-finish-denvers-northwest|title=RTD and other officials vow to finish Denver's Northwest Rail Line|last=Whaley|first=Monte|newspaper=Denver Post|date=June 29, 2012|access-date=April 25, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428083841/http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20968210/rtd-and-other-officials-vow-finish-denvers-northwest|url-status=live}}</ref>

These future transit plans, as well as the current Flatiron Flyer Bus Rapid Transit route, are part of [[FasTracks]], an RTD transit improvement plan funded by a 0.4% increase in the sales tax throughout the Denver metro area. [[Regional Transportation District|RTD]], the developer of FasTracks, is partnering with the city of Boulder to plan a [[transit-oriented development]] near Pearl and 33rd Streets in association with the proposed Boulder commuter rail station. The development is to feature the [[Boulder Railroad Depot]], already relocated to that site, which may be returned to a transit-related use.

====Cycling====
Boulder, well known for its [[bicycle culture]], has hundreds of miles of bicycle-pedestrian paths, lanes, and routes that interconnect to create a renowned network of bikeways usable year-round. Boulder has 74 bike and pedestrian underpasses that facilitate safer and uninterrupted travel throughout much of the city. The city offers a route-finding website that allows users to map personalized bike routes around the city,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gisims.ci.boulder.co.us/website/pds/bikeroute/GoBikeBoulder.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141020053943/http://gisims.ci.boulder.co.us/website/pds/bikeroute/GoBikeBoulder.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |title=GOBikeBoulder.net |publisher=City of Boulder |access-date=October 20, 2014 |quote=Login as guest required. }}</ref> and is one of five communities to have received a "[[Bicycle-friendly communities|Platinum Bicycle Friendly Community]]" rating from the [[League of American Bicyclists]].<ref name="NEW PLATINUM, NEW GOLD BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES">{{cite web|title=NEW PLATINUM, NEW GOLD BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES|date=November 13, 2015|url=https://bikeleague.org/content/new-platinum-new-gold-bicycle-friendly-communities|publisher=[[League of American Bicyclists]]|access-date=December 21, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607174804/https://bikeleague.org/content/new-platinum-new-gold-bicycle-friendly-communities|url-status=live}}</ref>

The headquarters of the free and non-obligatory [[hospitality exchange network]] for cyclists, [[Warm Showers]], is based in Boulder.<ref name=2017taxreturn>{{cite web | url=https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/461370418_201712_990EZ_2018073115554767.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226174626/https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/461370418_201712_990EZ_2018073115554767.pdf |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |url-status=live | year=2017 | title=WARMSHOWERS ORG | publisher=[[Internal Revenue Service]]}}</ref>

In May 2011, [[B-cycle]] bike-sharing opened in Boulder with 100 red bikes and 12 stations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Urie|first=Heath|title=Boulder B-cycle launches high-tech bike-sharing program with 100 bikes|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_18104126|access-date=October 24, 2013|newspaper=Daily Camera|date=May 20, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193138/http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_18104126|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Airport====
[[Boulder Municipal Airport]] is located {{convert|3|mi|km}} northeast of central Boulder, is owned by the City of Boulder and is used exclusively for [[general aviation]], with most traffic consisting of single-engine airplanes and [[glider aircraft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=BDU |title=AirportIQ 5010 |date=September 18, 2014 |work=BOULDER MUNI |access-date=October 20, 2014 |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026122532/http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=BDU |url-status=live }}</ref>