A L L A B O U T

SOUTHEASTBOULDERSoutheast Boulder is home to a variety of established residential neighborhoods, including Frasier Meadows, East Foothills, and Hoover Hills. The East Boulder Recreation Center is a main amenity, as are established retail and employment areas including the Meadows shopping center, which also has a variety of office and medical uses. The Williams Village area is a notable landmark featuring two prominent towers that were built in the 1960s to house university students. Several arterial streets flow through the area, including Highway 36, Foothills Parkway, Baseline Road, and Arapahoe Avenue. Areas near the 28th Street Frontage Road have easy and direct access to CU via a series of

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LIFESTYLE

NATURE

GETTING AROUND

203.81 miles in Boulder Valley

32.61 miles

B I K E L A N E S & T R A I L S

W A T E R F E A T U R E S

5% (city average)

2% of missing sidewalk links

S I D E W A L K G A P S

L A N D U S E

P A R K S & O P E N S P A C E

S C H O O L S

Horizons K-8Eisenhower ElementaryManhattan Middle SchoolArapahoe Ridge HighHigh Peaks/BCSIS Elementary

Sage ElementaryFriends’ School K-5

N E I G H B O R H O O D A C C E S S

10 parks1 golf course

1 recreation center 1 community center

Other40 acres2%Public

252 acres

Residential1,356 acres

Parks/OSMP/Agriculture

304 acres

Commercial + Mixed-Use

115 acres6%

6 5 %

1 5 %

1 2 %

T R A N S I T

85% of subcommunity within1/4 mile of transit

9% of subcommunity within 1/4 mile of a trailhead

Wetlands2.33% of area59.85 acres

100 Year Floodplains26% of area668.18 acres

Bear Canyon Creek

Skunk Creek

Public Private

6-14

15-25

26-35

36-45

46-56

57-69

70-86

Weighted Access Score %Accessible

10,800 (projected capacity)

27,000 (projected capacity)

PEOPLE & HOUSING

23,180 (2015)

P O P U L A T I O N

9,680 (2015)

T O T A L D W E L L I N G U N I T S

H O U S I N G U N I T M I X

4 3 %

1 2 %

13,900 (projected capacity)

10,690 (2015)

T O T A L J O B S

7.3 units/acre (city average)

6.93 units/acre

D E N S I T Y ( D W E L L I N G U N I T S / R E S I D E N T I A L A C R E )

A V E R A G E S I N G L E - F A M I L Y L O T S I Z E

A L L A B O U T

SOUTHEASTBOULDER

4 5 %

8 %5 5 %

Multi-Family5,153

Attached 785

3 7 %

Single-FamilyDetached

3,447

< 5,999 sq ft. 6,000-10,000 sq ft. 10,000 sq ft. >

51.2%6.7% 42.1%(223) (1709) (1403)

EXISTING LAND USE

Baseline Rd

Arapahoe Av

US Hwy 36

Foothills Py

28th

St

55th

St

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Sombrero Marsh

28th/Baseline EastAurora

FrasierMeadows

Keewaydin

CU /WilliamsVillage

KeewaydinEast

CountryMeadows

EastFoothills

30th/Colorado ParkEast

Pinon

Cherryvale/ Hoover

Hills

Bear

Canyon Creek

Skunk Cr

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Sout

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KeewaydinMeadows Park

ArrowoodPark

BurkePark

EastBoulder

Park

MeadowGlenPark

HickoryCommunityGardens

ArapahoeRidge Park

Aurora7 Park

FlatironsGolf Course

ParkEast

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SoutheastBoulder

FUTURE LAND USE(BVCP 2010 Plan)

BVCP Land UseResidential

Very Low Density Residential (VLR)

Low Density Residential (LR)

Manufactured Housing (MH)

Medium Density Residential (MR)

High Density Residential (HR)

BusinessCommunity Business (CB)

Transitional Business (TB)

IndustrialLight Industrial (LI)

Mixed UseMixed Use Business (MUB)

Open Space and Mountain ParksOpen Space, Acquired (OS-A)

Open Space, Development Rights (OS-DR)

Open Space, Other (OS-O)Other

Park, Urban and Other (PK-U/O)

Public (PUB)

Environmental Preservation (EP)

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City Limits

Very Low density areas in the older section of the city consist predominantly of single-family detached structures.

Very Low Density Residential(2 dwelling units per ac. or less)

VLR

Low density areas in the older section of the city consist predominantly of single-family detached structures.

High density areas are generally located close to the University of Colorado or in areas planned for transit.

RESIDENTIAL

(2 - 6 dwelling units per ac.)

(6 - 14 dwelling units per ac.)

(More than 14 dwelling units per ac.)

High Density Residential

Low Density Residential

Medium Density Residential

Medium density areas are generally situated near community shopping areas or along major arterials of the city.

HR

LR

MR

Mixed Use-Business development may be deemed appropriate and will be encouraged in some business areas. Business or residential character will predominate.

LRMIXED-USE

Mixed-Use BusinessMUB

BUSINESS CommunityBusiness

TransitionalBusiness

The Transitional Business designation is usually zoned for less intensive business uses than in the General Business areas, and they often provide a transition to residential areas.

A Community Business area is the focal point for commercial activity serving a subcommunity or a collection of neighborhoods.

CB TB

INDUSTRIAL LightIndustrial

Light Industrial areas are primarily research and development, light manufacturing, large scale printing and publishing, electronics or other intensive employment uses.

LI

LAND USE MAP DESIGNATIONS

Land already acquired by the city or Boulder County for open space purposes.

Urban and Other Parks includes public lands used for a variety of active and passive recreational purposes.

Public/Semi-Public land use designations encompass a wide range of public and private non-profit uses that provide a community service.

The Environmental Preservation designation includes private lands in Areas I and II with environmental values that the city and county would like to preserve through a variety of preservation methods including but not limited to intergovernmental agreements, dedications, development restrictions, rezonings, acquisitions, and density transfers.

Privately owned land with conservation easements or other development restrictions.

Other public and private land designated prior to 1981 that the city and county would like to preserve through various preservation methods including but not limited to intergovernmental agreements, dedications or acquisitions.

OPEN SPACE AND MOUNTAIN PARKS

OTHER

Open SpaceAcquired

Park, Urban and Other Public Environmental Preservation

Open SpaceDevelopment Rights

Open SpaceOther

PK-U/O

OS-A OS-DR

PUB EP

OS-O

The manufactured housing designation is applied to existing mobile home parks.

Manufactured HousingMH

1870

1887

In the 1800s, Southeast Boulder is primarily agricultural. Among the oldest of farms in the

area is the Hogan Farmstead, constructed c. 1875 at the corner of South Boulder Road

and Manhattan Drive.

The Dry Creek School (also called Shamrock) is constructed on South Boulder Road about a

half-mile east of Cherryvale Road. Mrs. Addie Viele serves as the first teacher.

1938

1942

The Flatirons Golf Course at 55th and Arapahoe designed by W.H. Tucker opens up with the help

of President Roosevelt’s WPA program.

The Vieles sell Meadow Brook Farm to Lynn Van Vleet, an

Arabian horse breeder and rancher who often attracted

crowds of more than 1,000 people to his

horse shows.

1884

1867

1951

1935

Albert and Addie Viele establish the Meadow Brook Farm at the intersection of Cherry-vale and South Boulder Road. Their dairy farm eventually delivers 250 pounds of butter to Boulder weekly.

The Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church is built on 160 acres of land bought by Father Joseph Machebeuf.

Construction of the Boulder-Denver Turnpike begins.

Boulder’s first animal shelter opens near Arapahoe Ave. and 55th St. with the help of a $50,000 donation from Mrs. Kate Harbeck, a former Boulder resident.

1850

1860

1870

1880

1890

1900

1910

1920

1930

1940

1950

LOOKING BACK AT THE LEGACY OF

SOUTHEAST BOULDER

Part of the Southeast Boulder Fact Sheet, August 2015

1960s

1966

1958

2001

Development in Keewaydin Meadows begins. The neighborhood is named in reference to the poem “The Song of Hiawatha,” written by H.W. Longfel-low in 1855. Keewaydin is a Native American word meaning “the north wind.”

George and Everett Williams donate land to the University in order to build Williams Village, an area comprised of two towers to house 850 university students.

Elmer W. Frasier begins to develop the Frasier Meadows neighborhood.

1986

1995

Flatirons Golf Course, designed in 1933, becomes a Boulder Parks and Rec. Facility.

The Viele-Van Vleet Farmstead is designated a City of Boulder Historic Landmark.

A memorial sculpture is established at Burke Park in honor of Admiral Arleigh Burke in commemoration of his service in the U.S. Navy.

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

Photographs and historic facts courtesy of the Boulder Carnegie Branch Library, City of Boulder, Denver Public Library Western History & Genealogy Department Digital

Collections, and Stephen H. Hart Library and Research Center Collections.