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From YouTube: Inside Boulder News - April 13, 2012
Description
This week on Inside Boulder News: Police start enforcement of new ordinances to promote crosswalk safety; city unveils vision of Civic Center planning process; Farmer's Market prepares to kick off the season; and county conducts aerial re-seeding and mulching of Fourmile Fire burn area.
A
Welcome
to
inside
Boulder
news,
I'm,
Natalie
Wood,
a
recent
traffic
study
by
the
city
of
Boulder
shows
that
walking
and
biking
in
our
town
is
relatively
safe,
but
crosswalks
and
intersections
are
the
most
common
locations
for
collisions.
Starting
this
week,
the
boulder
police
department
began
performing
proactive
enforcement
on
three
new
laws
at
City
crosswalks.
Here's.
What
residents
should
be
aware
of
whether
you
are
walking
or
driving
folder
residents
bike
at
20
times
the
national
average
and
walk
at
about
three
times
the
rate
of
the
rest
of
the
u.s.
C
A
City
released
a
report
in
February
which
found
leaving
your
car
at
home
to
walk
or
bike
is
safe,
but
the
safe
streets,
Boulder
report
also
points
out.
Crosswalks
at
intersections
are
the
most
common
location
for
collisions.
As
a
result,
police
officers
are
targeting
boulders
busiest
intersections
as
they
enforce
crosswalk
safety
with
three
new
ordinances.
There.
D
Are
three
new
laws?
The
first
one
is
actually
a
mirror
of
the
state
law
and
it
requires
that
if
you're
driving
the
car
and
there's
another
vehicle
in
adjacent
lane,
that's
stopped
for
a
crosswalk.
You
have
to
stop
as
well
and
that's
an
existing
state
law.
This
is
now
a
municipal
ordinance
that
mirrors
that
law.
The.
A
D
Now
a
speed
limit
for
bicycles
entering
and
crossing
through
crosswalks,
it's
eight
miles
per
hour.
The
reason
for
that
is,
cars
are
look.
Dry,
VORs
are
looking
for
pedestrians
at
crosswalks
they're,
not
really
looking
for
a
bicyclist
that
might
be
traveling
10
or
50
miles
an
hour.
So
the
effort
here
is
too
slow,
bicycles
down,
so
that
drivers
can
pick
up
on
their
their
movement
and
avoid
conflicts
in
accidents.
The.
A
C
D
Hope
is
that
it
raises
everyone's
awareness.
Pedestrians,
bicycles
and
motorists
all
have
a
little
heightened
awareness
of
those
areas
where
they
can
come
into
conflict
and
throwin
slows
down
a
little
bit
pays
a
little
more
attention
to
what's
going
on
around
them.
Looking
for
pedestrians,
looking
for
bicyclists
and
hopefully
avoid
any
more
accidents,
police.
A
Officers
are
now
issuing
warnings
and
tickets
to
people
in
violation
of
these
new
ordinances.
Extra
effort
will
be
focused
at
the
15
most
accident-prone
spots,
around
town,
as
identified
in
the
safe
streets
Boulder
report,
four
of
the
15
most
accident-prone
spots,
are
along
Broadway
adjacent
to
Cu
campus.
A
E
Aspect
of
this
project
that
will
be
a
little
bit
new
and
different,
maybe
than
some
other
previous
planning
projects
and
Boulder,
is
that
we
are
will
do
the
traditional
workshops
and
meetings
where
people
can
get
together.
Face-To-Face
and
work
with
the
planners
and
work
with
staff
and
with
each
other
on
on
projects.
E
But
we'd
like
to
broaden
the
outreach
as
much
as
possible
and
invite
people
who
might
not
come
to
meetings
ordinarily
or
can't
come
to
meetings
or
you
know
and
allow
them
to
engage
with
online
digital
types
of
means,
so
that
we
can
really
broaden
this
and
get
as
many
people
involved
as
possible.
What.
A
Study
session
was
the
first
of
many
meetings
in
an
18-month
planning
and
community
engagement
process
to
establish
what
this
special
place
will
be
and
just
how
it
will
reflect
the
culture
and
values
of
Boulder
from
fresh
produce
to
vibrant
flowers
and
local
artists.
It's
no
wonder
why
so
many
residents
anxiously
await
the
opening
of
the
boulder
farmers
market
every
year
the
saturday
market
season
takes
place
in
downtown
Boulder
on
13th
street,
between
canyon
and
arapahoe.
From
april
to
november
this
year,
boulder
farmers
market
kicked
off
its
25th
season
of
selling
grower.
C
G
You
buy
at
a
farmers
market
is
completely
different
than
what
you
get
at
a
grocery
store.
You
buy
produce
at
a
farmers
market
and
it
was
picked.
You
know
sometimes
the
same
day,
sometimes
the
day
before,
but
that
food
is
really
alive
and
nutritious.
It's
not
just
something.
That's
been
on
a
truck
for
two
days:
it's
it's
real
food
and
you're
and
in
its
real
connection
to
you,
know
where
your
food
comes
from.
It's
real
connection
to
who
your
food
is
coming
from.
It's
it's
a
it's
a
really
intense
sense
of
community.
The.
A
A
Ariel
receding
and
mulching
operations
began
this
week
over
the
formal
fire
burn
area.
Helicopters
are
making
the
route
over
the
more
than
350
acres
of
scorched
land
through
next
week
for
safety
reasons.
No
one
can
be
in
the
immediate
area
where
mulch
is
being
dropped.
Boulder
County,
sheriff's
deputies
will
be
in
the
area
to
enforce
safety
rules.
Cyclists
are
asked
to
avoid
Four
Mile,
Canyon,
Drive
and
sunshine
canyon
drive,
while
helicopter
flights
are
occurring.
A
Last
year,
nearly
2,000
acres
were
treated
with
aerial
mulching
as
part
of
Boulder
County's
Emergency
stabilization
efforts,
County
officials
say
most
areas
are
recovering
from
the
2010
fire,
but
there
are
small
areas
of
land
that
still
need
retreatment.
That's
all
the
time
we
have
for
this
week.
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8,
I'm
natalie
wood.
Thanks
for
watching
and
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around
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Boulder
next.