#Boulder has one of the highest flash flooding risks of any city in the US.
A worst-case scenario began to unfold a decade ago today: 18 inches of rain over a week unleashing devastating floods that killed four and destroyed 300 homes and other infrastructure.
A decade later, what is boulder doing about its flooding risk? Thanks @boulderreportinglab!
The latest from yours truly on local politics in #Boulder:
"Safe Zones is a classic bait-and-switch: propose an already implemented policy, use children’s safety as a campaign prop and then claim a mandate to handcuff the Council’s authority to implement anything besides 'prioritized enforcement.'"
The first-year honey harvest from our backyard hives was more bountiful than expected.
Guestimate that we took about 5 gallons (~60 pounds) of honey.
Very light in color compared to what we used to get when we lived in the Bay Area (we still had a few jars from our 2020 harvest, so we did a side-by-side taste test - distinctly different flavors).
I suspect the light floral notes come from the abundance of sunflowers in our area.
So in this CNN interview with people at Burning Man, they are talking to Andrew Hyde. This is the Andrew Hyde who used to run Ignire #Boulder, right?
As the great e-scooter deployment begins yesterday.... by my count in 5 minutes downtown and on the Hill there were 4 scooters dumped on the middle of sidewalks.
Yep, this new #Boulder program is soooo different than failed programs elsewhere.
#Earthquake M1.7 strikes 3 km E of #Boulder (#Australia) 30 min ago. More info: http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1547888
#earthquake #boulder #australia
Not a horrible place to ride a #bicycle ...
#cycling #biketooter #boulder #colorado #gravelcycling #ciclismo #gravelbike #bike #gravel #velo
#bicycle #cycling #biketooter #boulder #colorado #gravelcycling #ciclismo #gravelbike #bike #gravel #velo
I love #Boulder but it sorely, sorely misses a great burger restaurant. There are some good options like Mateo (with the fried egg!) and Mountain Sun does a solid burger for a good price. But for a foodie-ish town it's sorely lacking.
Folks are recommending 5280 Burger Bar in Westminster which I will try one of these days.
@wststreet @MaJ1 such was the #boulder story 😆😂 https://time.com/5772944/large-small-boulder/
I'm thinking of winning the lottery and offering to buy this architect's house built around a big boulder atop a hill.
#LotteringWinnings #CosmicArchitecture #Architecture #Boulder
#lotteringwinnings #cosmicarchitecture #architecture #boulder
As Teens Take to E-Bikes, Parents Ask: Is This Freedom or Danger? - Across the country, parents are expressing a mix of enthusiasm, contrition and uncertaint... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/health/ebikes-teens-parents.html #electricbicyclesmotorcyclesandscooters #motorcyclesmotorbikesandmotorscooters #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #speedlimitsandspeeding #bicyclesandbicycling #childrenandchildhood #your-feed-science #your-feed-health #boulder(colo)
#boulder #your #childrenandchildhood #bicyclesandbicycling #speedlimitsandspeeding #trafficaccidentsandsafety #electricandhybridvehicles #motorcyclesmotorbikesandmotorscooters #electricbicyclesmotorcyclesandscooters
#Earthquake M1.9 strikes 1 km SW of #Boulder (#Australia) 58 min ago. More info: http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1545833
#earthquake #boulder #australia
Atmospheric Research
#NCAR #ClimateScience #Science #Landscape #Clouds #Boulder #MesaLab
#mesalab #boulder #clouds #landscape #science #climatescience #ncar
#Boulder’s City Council progressive majority passed a historic ordinance revising the city’s decades-old discriminatory occupancy limits.
The reaction from Boulder’s NIMBYs have been to equate the process with January 6.
Here’s my op-ed calling out their bullshit. https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/08/23/guest-opinion-brian-keegan-irresponsible-rhetoric-around-occupancy-ordinance-process-has-no-place-in-boulder/
TIL you can glean a helluva lot of information by reading the financial disclosures for your city council members. #Boulder