Highly urban towns around Superior, Louisville, Broomfield

[2bindenver]

Originally Posted by smihaila

Out of curiosity, what was your most significant/farthest move ever?
Thank you.

I was born in D.C. grew up in Maryland, Montgomery County. I went to college in Southern Maryland. I worked at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre after college, moved to Sunnyvale CA after taking a summer job at UC Santa Cruz Summer Shakespeare Festival. Got married; hubby got transferred to Lakewood in 1989. I have been here ever since. I lived in South Jeffco from 1989 to 1999 and I have lived in Highlands Ranch - king of master planned communities, ever since. Now that my kids are adults, I may move into the city. I don't need the schools, I still love the rec centers and the open space.

I love the Maryland/DC area. I hate the humidity there. I love the water, and the rain. I miss crabs. I miss walking into any museum with no entry fee. With regards to northern CA, hated the traffic, loved site seeing. My family is still there, so I still get to visit both.

I love Estes Park, Glenwood Springs, Palisade peaches in August, Chatfield res with the pups, Rockies baseball, Arvada Street Fair, Dragon Boat Fest, People's Fest at Civic Center Park, Home & Garden Show, concerts at Red Rocks, Garden of the Gods, The Broadmoor, Lake Dillon, Art District Free Days for residents, and driving newbys along Dam Road for the view.

[smihaila]

Thank you for sharing your life experience & view of the world, very much appreciated!

[philberf]

Originally Posted by smihaila

It's the later (amenities, public works, municipal infrastructure, culture).

We can ultimately get a car, but so far, back in Europe, and even in Canada, we didn't feel a need for it.

Btw, the company I'm currently working for has another branch (it is in fact its headquarters) located near Inverness Terrace, in Englewood. From a logistical and urban perspective, do you think it would make more sense to be in Englewood than near Superior/Boulder?

Thank you for your thoughts.

From an accessibility standpoint, englewood and area is infinitely easier to manage without a car/with 1 car. Light rail is much more accessible from there, and that can take you all the way into downtown, and eventually the airport very soon. Light rail goes out to Golden now as well.

RTD

However, it's still pretty suburban in terms of homes and whatnot down there. But at least the englewood location gives the possibility of living in Denver, and light rail down to there. I don't know how close/far your company's office is from the light rail station though. Maybe the Dry Creek station?

If you're truly looking for the urban lifestyle, I really do think you have to live in Denver (and even then, not all neighborhoods of Denver have what you're looking for). The question to you then becomes how to get to work - if you have the 2 locations as options, and you're dedicated to trying to keep the no car lifestyle, then the Englewood location seems the most amenable to trying to do that. It may still be a hassle, but less so than trying to get up to Superior from Denver.

Hope that helps.

[OhioToCO]

Originally Posted by smihaila

Thanks a lot for the wise advice!



During the weekends, it was mostly BV (taken near Broadway or Boulder Transit Center), and it was around 2-3PM. With final destination = US36 & McCaslin PnR.

Leaving Boulder around 8am and returning around 5pm during weekdays - would you consider that fine?

If Us36/McCaslin PnR is close enough to your office, then taking BV/BMX/HX to there from Boulder would be fine. It's pretty smooth sailing around 8 am on that stretch, and back at 5 pm. HX is a slightly different route, so depending on where in Boulder you will live, it may be easier to take that rather than B routes.

After reading other comments and another option with an office in Englewood, I do agree that car-free logistics would be better with that office. You could truly live in Denver and commute to Englewood by light rail, especially, if the office is not too far from the station.

[qsr]

I've lived in Superior for 4 years and it is one of the nicest suburbs in the metro area when you figure in proximity to bus lines, shopping, and recreation. You can ride your bike anywhere and have access to the mall, Louisville, and the office building you will be working at. I wouldn't want to live here without a car, though. But what you're really paying for out here is the green areas and open space just west of town (and almost zero crime rate.) There is a new development near 36 & McCaslin that will create a lot more density. I don't know what the timeline is, but they are moving a lot of dirt in that area right now.

Having said all of that it is too expensive for me and I'm moving to Arvada where there is a small downtown area and I'm closer to the Denver urban core. I will miss the open space, though.

If you want a semi-urban environment you really have to live south of I-70.