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This is who Boulder is
Neighbors from across Boulder and beyond have answered the quiz. The picture it paints is a roadmap towards reinvesting in the capacity to govern, absorb risk, and renew.
Neighbors from across Boulder and beyond have answered the quiz. The picture it paints is a roadmap towards reinvesting in the capacity to govern, absorb risk, and renew.
Live · phase two
Different corners, different words, same lean.
Ribbon width = share of responses. Hover any ribbon or block for its percentage. Live — neighbors answering, not a poll.
Adaptability is our “yes.” It sits at the core of creating the conditions for people to build a life in Boulder, because it’s the only frame that plans for every stakeholder in every outcome. That is not, however, how our city is structured or led today, and the responses show it.
Data indicates that housing and employment opportunities come before anything else; affordable homes, a thriving local economy, and a clearer route from concept to reality. This represents a capability to expand opportunity — to design for each resident in all aspects of their lives, and not just those already receiving good service. Our “yes” also exists within the shared spaces of our community: parks, trails, main streets, and public spaces where we can meet and connect. These represent our ability to feel safe — not only to protect ourselves from physical threats, but also to build the social capital and infrastructure necessary to support change and maintain resilience. The three elements of affordability, opportunity and community cannot exist independently — community transforms a city we reside in into a place we belong.
Finally, our “yes” represents a capacity to lead — an effective, accountable government that produces results. Residents are not merely customers of Boulder; they are the owners. Data suggests that residents expect more than just plans. They want to know who is responsible for the work, when it will be completed, and if the work has generated tangible outcomes. In combination, these priorities create a flexible Boulder: prepared to govern with transparency, safeguard the things that unify us, and provide opportunities for everyone.
The full mix in every corner of the Boulder universe — not just who leads, but how each neighborhood splits. Spiritual Boulderites past the county line included, as always.
Underneath the one shared lean, five distinct profiles keep showing up — ranked here in the order our neighbors are choosing them. What each one wants, and what it means for the city we’re building.