Boulder looks into a downtown development authority

Pedestrians walk past a vacant store front on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on May 28. The City Council is exploring a Downtown Development Authority. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

By Lucas High Bizwest Prairie Mountain Media | BizWest / Prairie Mountain Media

PUBLISHED: June 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM MDT | UPDATED: June 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM MDT

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A DDA would be tasked with guiding business-vitality and infrastructure-investment efforts around the Pearl Street Mall and University Hill for decades to come.

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Will Boulder create a downtown development authority? Some leaders remain skeptical

Boulder Council is expected to decide in August whether to put a framework for the authority on November’s ballot

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