More than 130 participants听attended our 2018 Community Building Colorado-Style Conference, which听brought听together leaders听from neighborhoods, towns,听cities and the 乐播传媒 Boulder to build bridges between local governments, practitioners and CU听Boulder researchers. The conference opened with two visionaries, Dana Crawford, award-winning preservationist and recipient听of the Vanguard Legacy award of the 2018 Colorado Governor鈥檚 Citizenship Medal, and Marilee Utter, president, Citiventure Associates, speaking听about what they envision for the future of Colorado communities. Expert speakers and panelists covered听topics such as innovations in university engagement,听Denver's green roof ordinance,听smart city technologies and citizen and youth engagement in city design.听鈥婽he event was听sponsored by CU Boulder鈥檚 Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR), the Colorado Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and Downtown Colorado Inc. (DCI).
Whether you attended or missed the conference, please feel free to听听
And check out the 听from听the听Student Poster Challenge held during our conference.听The winner was听Matthew Bossler, master鈥檚 student, program in urban design, 乐播传媒 Denver. Matthew received a $100 Amazon gift certificate on behalf of .
Colorado communities continue to听face an array of challenges: rapid population growth; demand for vital and green neighborhoods; affordability; adaptation to climate change; emerging transportation technologies; and aging infrastructure.听Join us听October 25, 2019听for our听annual Community Building Colorado-Style conference, Squeezed Out: Challenges of Diversity and Affordability in Colorado Communities, 鈥� where we will听discuss creative solutions to these ongoing issues as well as opportunities for university partnerships.听
Interested in becoming听a speaker, presenting听a poster or attending our听2019 conference? Email Susan.