Our Work

good governance

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Open Boulder’s governance vision? A city that harnesses the ideas and concerns of people who are often too busy with life to engage politically – working people, students, seniors, families, and others –and is responsive to what the majority of its residents want.

As a data-driven agent of change, Open Boulder will use forums, panel discussions, surveys, Q&A events, and social media to measure community concerns and communicate those concerns to decision makers. Open Boulder has committed to an open source, community member-centric approach that emphasizes government transparency, collaboration and accessibility.

current activities

  • 2025 council candidate forum (stay tuned for details!)

  • Advocating for ranked choice voting for city council members

past activities

  • Increasing council member pay

  • Switching to a system to directly elect Boulder’s mayor through ranked choice voting

  • Instituting term limits for city council members

  • Get on Board (or Commission!) trainings

  • Endorsements in Boulder city council elections

access to open space

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Environmentalism and active outdoor recreation go hand in hand. Many of us actively use Open Space and Mountain Parks to hike, climb, run, bike and walk our dogs, and we value the ability to experience nature so close to an urban environment. We gladly pay open space taxes, but our local government does not always value active recreation. In response to increasing use, land managers often implement further restrictions rather than expanding opportunities for visitors to recreate responsibly.

current initiatives

past activities