By Sean Maher, CEO Last summer, I wrote a column about the increasing crime and dangerous behavior on Pearl Street and throughout Boulder. Fast forward nine months, and things have not improved. If anything, they…
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Changes at CU Boulder Go Beyond Football
By Sean Maher, CEO I have been a loyal CU football fan since I was a student back in the glory days of the late 1980s. Needless to say, I love the energy and optimism…
Dealing with a Serious Problem
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO A few weeks ago, Pamela Dennis wrote a guest opinion in the Camera abo in the Camera about her friends visiting from abroad and their impressions of Boulder….
The Future of Downtown
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO America’s downtowns are in trouble. The COVID shutdown transformed many of them from bustling business districts to ghost towns almost overnight. The assumption was that once…
To Close or Not to Close the Streets
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO Some of my friends in Boulder were not happy last fall when city staff reopened West Pearl Street to traffic and parking. They miss the outdoor…
Change of Course in Progressive City
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO One silver lining of COVID-19 for me was learning to work remotely. Since 2020, I’ve been spending time in Palm Springs during the winter months and…
Time to Deal with the Mess on Broadway
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO There are exciting changes happening on the Hill. After years of frustrating decline, two new hotels and a major conference center are about to turn things…
It’s Time to Vote
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO By now you have received your 2022 ballot and you may even have mailed it back or dropped it off. But, if you are like most…
Projects are Changing the Face of Boulder
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO As I dealt with the annual wave of returning University of Colorado Boulder students a few weeks ago, I thought back to when I moved here…
The Future of Work
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO In January 2021, I did a column on what the world might look like after COVID. I wrote that piece while I was working remotely down…
RRC’s Director of Consulting, Dave Belin, contributes to new book “Mountain Resort Marketing and Management”
Armelle Solehac has published a new book, “Mountain Resort Marketing and Management”, with contributions from RRC’s Director of Consulting, Dave Belin, among others. The book focuses on the keys to better understanding the functioning and…
Outdoor dining after coronavirus
At their meeting next week, City Council will discuss whether expanded outdoor dining should continue or be phased out when the current emergency order expires on Oct. 31. Let’s start with some background. As the…
A balanced approach to parking
There has been a lot of discussion this last month at City Council and the Transportation Advisory Board about parking fees and policies in Boulder. Most of the debate centers on how much prices should…
RRC presents potential solutions to mitigate overcrowding issues at Quandary Peak and nearby trails
With increased crowding and congestion becoming a more common problem at Colorado trailheads, Quandary Peak in Summit County is no exception. Quandary Peak is one of the more accessible and easier fourteen-thousand foot mountains in…
Looking forward to summer
It has been a strange and stressful 14 months to say the least but, thanks to vaccines, it looks like we are finally in the homestretch of the race against COVID-19. Schools are open, fans…
There’s no going back to 2019
The last year has seen the world change faster and more dramatically than any period in our lifetimes. Some of the changes we have seen will fade away as we emerge from the dark tunnel…
Its not the right time
In an earlier chapter of my life, I started the Ben & Jerry’s store on Pearl Street and owned it for eight years. After a few years away from downtown, I came back and served…
Looking Ahead to Life After Covid
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO We were all so excited for 2021 to arrive and put 2020 behind us. Well, here we are and I have to say that, so far,…
Boulder’s Last Frontier
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO As Boulder has grown up over the last 30+ years, most parts of the city have become well defined with “personalities” that will not change dramatically…
COVID-19’s Impacts on Boulder
Posted in The Daily Camera By SEAN MAHER | December 21, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Here we are in the homestretch of the holiday season. Most of us will celebrate in 2020 very differently than…