Boulder Junction Transportation Demand Management District

In 2010, property owners in the Phase 1 area of Boulder Junction, west of the railroad tracks, petitioned City Council to create two overlaying, general improvement districts – one for parking and the other for TDM programs.

These two overlaying general improvement districts allow for the construction, operation and maintenance of public improvements and certain services within the district. Additionally, developers pay Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) fees for the first two years, after which point property taxes are used to continue funding the benefits outlined in the next section.

Phase 1, the current state of the district, is outlined in the map below.

As a resident or employee of Boulder Junction, you will receive special benefits that are paid for by the Boulder Junction Access District.

Benefits include:

• RTD EcoPass: The RTD EcoPass is an annual transit pass that allows unlimited rides on all local, regional, and light rail services, as well as free service to and from the airport using the MyRide app or MyRide card.
• Boulder B-Cycle Membership: Boulder Junction residents and employees receive 100% off an Annual Boulder BCycle Pass, offering unlimited 60-minute trips with hundreds of shared electric bicycles located at more than 50 stations throughout Boulder.
• CarShare Membership: Residents and employees of Boulder Junction receive a free application plus $100 in driving credit (a $125 value) when joining Colorado CarShare, a local non-profit providing over 50 electric, hybrid and cargo vehicles in Boulder and Denver.

If you are a resident or employee of Boulder Junction and would like to receive more info about your benefits, visit Boulder Transportation Connections website.

The City of Boulder has partnered with consulting firm Fox Tuttle Hernandez (FTH) to monitor and track progress within the district toward the city’s TDM and parking management goals.

The city has established a trip generation allowance of 45% for automobile traffic during the highest peak travel times in Boulder Junction. Essentially, this means that the goal of the allowance is for the other 55% of trips to be made by walking, biking, carpooling, transit, or to be completely avoided through telecommuting or compressed work schedules.

Methodology: FTH calculates the total number of trips generated by the existing land uses using the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) trip generation rates and then comparing the ITE trip total to the total automobile trips observed entering or leaving Boulder Junction. FTH will continue to monitor the results every other year as the district develops.

Results: The latest study conducted by FTH found the automobile trip generation rate for the district to be 58%. Though this is higher than the target of 45%, the results are to be expected given that the mix and density of land uses in the district are not yet complete. You can review the first report.