Alpine Balsam | City of Boulder
Boulder, CO
8.8 Acre
355,000 SF
Community Engagement
Store Front
Pop-Up Events
Community Visioning Workshop
Challenge
After the City of Boulder purchase the former Boulder Community Hospital facility and property, there was a lot of community uncertainty regarding the future of the property. Remembering and identifying the significance of the property, brainstorming future opportunities for the property, and communicating the preliminary path to property reuse was needed.
Approach
Trestle Strategy Group assisted the City of Boulder with designing and implementing a community storytelling and public engagement for the City’s recently acquired Boulder Community Health (BCH) hospital campus located at 1100 Balsam Ave. Trestle and the City opened an onsite public engagement space where community members have the opportunity to share their stories, experiences, and memories of the iconic facility, as well as learn about this multi-year community project. This interactive space provided a platform to engage with the community and guide future visioning and planning efforts for the long term redevelopment of the site. The campus is comprised of several buildings, including an 355,000 SF facility located on 8.8 acres, and was purchased in 2015 by the City for future municipal uses.
Result
This early planning effort paved the way for the City’s Alpine-Balsam Area Plan. The facility is currently being deconstructed in environmentally friendly manner.
Press Coverage
Alpine-Balsam - Inside Boulder News, July 22, 2016