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From YouTube: Inside Boulder News - September 30, 2011
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Inside Boulder News features community clean up efforts on University Hill, the release of the 2010 Climate Action Plan report, City Council candidate statements and Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day.
A
Hi
I'm
natalie
wood
university
hill
is
an
important
part
of
both
boulder
and
cu
culture,
and
last
weekend
people
from
both
communities
came
together
to
revitalize
the
area.
Besides
beautifying
the
hill,
the
event
served
as
a
way
to
build
community
relationships
pride
and
improve
livability.
I
stopped
by
the
cleanup
to
see
the
volunteers
colorful
efforts.
A
It's
a
heavily
used
area
by
students,
long-term
residents
and
business
owners,
and
with
all
that
use,
comes
equal,
wear
and
tear
on
september
24th,
the
university
hill
community
came
together
to
plant
flowers
and
paint
over
graffiti
on
college
avenue.
The
newly
refurbished
boulevard
now
serves
as
a
beautified
gateway
to
the
neighborhood
as.
B
A
B
Are
art
students
and
some
are
all
different
kinds
of
majors
and
then
there
are
just
some
random
passing
by
cu
students,
their
parents
here
today,
there's
faculty
members
who
teach
at
the
libby
residential
academic
program
here
and
staff
and
people
who
own
some
of
the
different
businesses
on
the
hill
have
come
by
and
they've
put
a
few
brush
strokes
on
the
wall.
So
it's
all
kinds
of
people
have
been
here
today
who
are
part
of
the
hill
community.
The.
A
Volunteers
also
pitched
in
on
transforming
a
highly
visible
dirt
patch
into
a
strip
of
planted
flowers
and
vegetation.
The
community
and
campus
act
coalition
organized
the
gardening
effort
by
pairing.
A
student
group
with
hill
community
members
and
their
families
to
plant
tyler
says
the
entire
work
day
served
as
a
way
to
make
students
who
are
generally
short-term
hill
residents
more
committed
to
the
community.
B
By
working
on
this
project,
they
feel
more
invested
in
the
hill
like
they're,
a
part
of
the
hill.
They
have
a,
they
have
a
stake
in
making
it
be
a
community
and-
and
they
meet
people
who
live
here
for
and
raise
children
here
for
years
and
the
business
owners,
and
rather
than
being
at
odds
with
one
another
they're
sort
of
understand
that
they
are
friends
and
they're.
Sharing
the
space
and
they're
invested
in
the
space,
because
they've
done
something
together
to
make
it
a
special
place.
A
Officials
with
cu
and
the
city
of
boulder
say
this
was
the
first
of
many
collaborative
initiatives
that
will
be
taking
place
on
university
hill
over
the
next
few
years.
The
event
was
a
great
example
of
what
can
happen
when
the
community
works
together,
starting
on
september
30th.
The
city
will
be
trying
another
approach
to
setting
high
quality
of
life
expectations
on
the
hill,
based
on
a
recommendation
from
the
hill
ownership
group.
The
city
is
launching
a
pilot
program
that
will
test
drive
the
possible
creation
of
a
high-density
residential
services
district.
A
The
idea
behind
a
district
is
that
property
owners
could
share
in
the
costs
and
benefit
from
economies
of
scale
for
basic
maintenance
services
like
litter,
graffiti
and
snow
removal
in
the
high
density
residential
neighborhood
adjacent
to
the
hill
commercial
district,
the
end
result
could
be
lower
overall
expenses
and
a
more
coordinated
approach
to
keeping
the
area
clean.
The
pilot
program
will
cover
the
area
between
10th
and
13th
streets
and
college
and
pleasant
avenues,
but
the
boundaries,
services
and
governance
structure
of
a
possible
more
permanent
district
would
be
determined
at
a
later
date.
A
The
city
of
boulder
is
partnering,
with
a
variety
of
sponsors
to
provide
supervisory
staff
and
funding
for
the
temporary
project.
Students
from
the
restorative
justice
program
will
also
be
involved
in
the
pilot
by
aiding
in
the
larger
projects.
If,
after
the
completion
of
the
pilot
program,
there
is
support
from
property
owners
and
residents
to
create
a
taxing
district,
the
city
will
put
the
concept
to
a
vote.
The
election
likely
to
occur
in
november
2012
would
be
limited
to
voters
and
property
owners
within
the
proposed
district
boundaries.
A
A
new
report
released
by
the
city
of
boulder
details
the
progress
and
gives
a
frank
assessment
of
the
challenges
the
community
faces
in
reducing
boulder's
carbon
emissions.
The
most
recent
yearly
data
available
indicates
that
emissions
were
up
slightly
by
2.5
percent
in
2010
compared
with
2009,
but
the
analysis
also
shows
that,
without
the
measures
taken
in
the
climate
action
plan,
emissions
in
2010
would
have
been
4.5
percent
higher.
That
kind
of
an
increase
would
have
amounted
to
85
000
metric
tons
of
carbon
dioxide
equivalent
being
released
into
our
air.
A
Rooftop
solar
installations
increased
by
30
percent
over
the
past
year,
making
boulder
the
city
with
the
highest
rooftop
solar
per
capita
in
the
nation.
Hydroelectric
generation
also
increased
by
more
than
8
percent
and
boulder
community
members.
Purchases
of
renewable
energy
credits
increased
by
26
percent
in
addressing
challenges.
The
report
looks
ahead
both
to
some
of
the
programs
that
were
launched
in
early
2011
and
to
some
of
the
larger
issues
that
will
need
to
be
addressed
as
part
of
a
continued
community
discussion
in
2012
and
beyond.
A
The
cap
report
is
issued
annually
to
help
voters
understand
where
their
tax
dollars
are
being
spent
and
what
impact
they
are.
Having
boulder
voters
approved
a
climate
action
tax
in
2006,
making
it
the
first
community
in
the
country
to
tax
itself
to
lower
greenhouse
gas
emissions
for
a
full
copy
of
the
report
visit.
The
city's
website
election
season
is
quickly
approaching
this
year.
As
in
years
past
channel
8
has
partnered
with
city
council
candidates
to
produce
videos
that
give
them
an
opportunity
to
speak
directly
to
voters.
A
Each
candidate
was
offered
the
opportunity
to
record
a
three-minute
video
statement
that
captures
their
political
views
and
plans
as
they
run
for
council.
This
fall.
The
videos
provide
an
easy
and
accessible
way
to
get
a
short
summary
of
what
each
candidate
stands
for.
The
council
candidate
statements
are
available
for
viewing
on
channel
8
or
online
through
the
november
elections
in
a
town
that
sits
at
the
foot
of
the
mountains.
A
You
don't
have
to
look
far
to
find
an
avid
mountain
biker
and
on
october,
1st
kids
can
experience
the
same
joys
and
challenges
of
experienced
outdoor
athletes
at
valmont
bike
park.
The
city
is
offering
take
a
kid
mountain
biking
day
from
10
a.m,
to
2
p.m,
where
families
can
go
to
the
park
for
a
free
expo
and
mountain
bike
instruction.
A
Kids
and
parents
are
invited
to
participate
together
in
50-minute
instructional
ride
clinics
at
the
40-acre
bike
park.
The
parks
and
recreation
department
says
the
event
is
an
easy
way
to
introduce
children
to
a
fun
outdoor
activity
along
with
parks
and
rec.
The
event
is
hosted
by
avid
for
adventure
and
the
boulder
mountain
bike
alliance.
Take
a
kid
mountain
biking
day
was
initiated
as
part
of
the
city's
partnership
with
the
let's
move
campaign,
an
initiative
that
is
dedicated
to
solving
childhood
obesity
in
america.
A
Online
registration
is
required
and
participants
are
asked
to
bring
bicycles,
helmets
and
water.
That's
all
the
time
we
have
for
this
week.
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wood
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