"Relocating to Denver area (probably Boulder)...can someone personally familiar with area please describe...

Question

...the seasons, the overall weather, Fairview High School in Boulder and the community surrounding it including Toedlti Avenue, cool things to do (for 12 and 15-year-old) and any special places that only "locals" would know about????

Just moved from Wisconsin to California 08-06...now relocating to Colorado...we miss the snow and the seasons...hoping it's similar to Wisconsin's weather...

Thanks

Answer 1

I'm 15, and I live in Boulder. And I go to Fairview. And I like it a lot, actually. Toedtli isn't exactly the most exiting street, it's really just houses, but it's in a good neighbourhood. And the stuff about too much drugs and alchohol is really exaggerating. Ok, a good amount of kids do weed, but generally, there isn't too much abuse of other more serious drugs. And Pearl Street can be a cool place to hang out, but most I people I know don't actually go there. I don't know why, but we just don't. Mostly we just go to the movies and stuff like everyone else. And, no problem with the seasons. Boulder is known for it's quick changing weather, so we really get it all (like it'll change from sun to snow in a short amount of time). So, I personally like it, so have fun while your here!

Answer 2

Toedlti ave is one of my favorite streets in Boulder! I love the name. But actually that neighborhood is a very good, very nice middle class neighborhood. It's very quiet with a branch of the Boulder Public Library not too far away. That neighborhood is not too close to the center of things in Boulder however it is on the bus route called the Skip which runs straight up Broadway and connects to any bus to anywhere in Boulder. Pearl Street is always fun, especially in the summer and the Skip also runs right by it. I personally went to Boulder High but I know Fairview is an excellent school with, what I hear, is a very good advanced program. Well hope this helps and best of luck.

Answer 3

Beautiful college town. Expensive - most people who work in Boulder can't afford to live there. Very eco-friendly. Mostly liberal. Schools are good. Lot's of recreation nearby - mountain lions along the hiking trails have been a problem occasionally. Fairly easy commute to Denver. The climate isn't going to be like Wisconsin but it will be more like Wisconsin than California. Colorado is an arid climate and isn't as cold as Wisconsin.

Answer 4

All schools in or close to boulder are very good. The popular teen thing to do is go hang out on the Pearl Street mall. Its an outdoor mall with lots of stores and restaurants. very family friendly but also cool with teenagers (I should know, I am one). Definitely check out Pearl Street once you get there. Ask anyone for directions. Everyone knows where it is. I also suggest a days hike at Chataqua Park. very pretty scenery and something ablot of Boulder people do.

The weather will be similar to wisconsin but less cold in the winter and very little humidity ( I think its humid in Wisconsin, right?) Drink plenty of water and take advantage of the Rockies. Welcome.

Answer 5

4 seasons.

Summer - Generally very sunny - afternoon clouds begin to move in at about 4:00. It may drizzle for an hour or so, then the sun will come out. We will have an occasional rainy day, but we generally have nice warm summers. Temperatures hover in the mid 80's usually. We have little summer humidity.

Fall - Crisp, cool, cloudy, with an occasional snowstorm in october, more snow in november.

Winter - Many sunny days, but many snowy days too. Denver averages between 70-100 inches of snow a year. It may be -15 and snowing one day, and sunny with temps in the 40's the next!!

Spring - Warm days cool nights. Rainstorms occur frequently, and the mountains will turn green and look beautiful.

Answer 6

The Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the State of Colorado that includes the City and County of Denver and nine suburban counties. The Census Bureau estimates that the population was 2,359,994 in 2005, an 8.29% increase since 2000. The Denver-Aurora MSA is the 22nd most populous MSA in the United States.[1] In 2005, 50.6% of Coloradans lived in the Denver-Aurora MSA.

The Denver-Aurora MSA, the Boulder MSA, and the Greeley MSA comprise the larger Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area. Local residents generally use the term Denver area or Denver metro area which may informally mean anything from the continuously urbanized area within the six central counties of the MSA to the entire Front Range Urban Corridor north of Colorado Springs and south of Fort Collins.


Satellite image of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan AreaThe central part of the MSA includes the City and County of Denver and its three immediately adjoining counties: Jefferson County to the west, Adams County to the north and east, and Arapahoe County to the south and east. The continuously urbanized area extends northwest into Broomfield County, bordering Jefferson and Adams counties, and south into Douglas County, adjoining Arapahoe County. The most prosperous parts of the area are in the south, while the most industrialized areas are in the northeast, specifically in the northern part of Denver proper and extending to areas such as Commerce City in Adams County.

Also included in the MSA defined by the United States Census Bureau are four rural counties that are not popularly considered part of the Denver metro area. Elbert County is on the southeastern prairie; Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Park counties are in the Rocky Mountains.

Although the counties, cities, and towns are self-governing, there is some cooperation in the metropolitan area. The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG, pronounced Doctor Cog) is a regional planning and inter-governmental coordination organization in a nine-county region. The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) provides funding for scientific and cultural facilities in a seven-county region including:

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science
The Denver Zoo
The Denver Art Museum
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts
The Denver Botanic Gardens
In addition, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) provides mass transit, including a light rail system. In 2005 the RTD developed a twelve-year comprehensive plan, called "FasTracks", to build and operate rail transit lines and expand and improve bus service throughout the region.

The center of the metropolitan area sits in a valley, the Denver Basin, and suffers from air pollution known colloquially as the brown cloud, building up if the air is stagnant as it often is in the winter. Severity of pollution in this area has varied enormously over the years. In the late 1980s the area was frequently in violation of multiple National Ambient Air Quality Standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) was formed in 1989 to create plans to address the problem. Through a variety of measures the area's air quality was improved and in 2002 the EPA designated the area in compliance with all federal health-based air quality standards. Denver was the first major city in the United States to reach compliance with all six of these standards after previously violating five of them[1]. Since then the EPA introduced a new standard for small particulates and made the existing ozone standard stricter. In 2003 the new ozone standard was frequently exceeded in the area and was occasionally exceeded as far away as Rocky Mountain National Park. The RAQC hopes to implement plans enabling the area to comply with the new standards by 2007.

See also: Colorado metropolitan areas
See also: Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area, North Central Colorado Urban Area, and Front Range Urban Corridor

Libraries
Boulder [phone]
Longmont [phone]
Lafayette [phone]
Louisville [phone]

Public School Districts
Boulder Valley [phone]
St. Vrain Valley [phone]

Answer 7

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Answer 8

You'll love it here in Colorado, go to
http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index
It'll answer a lot of your ?s

Answer 9

something you absolutely HAVE to know as a parent....colorado is overridden by drugs and alcohol. i am a parent who left colorado to find a home where my kids dont see this stuff every day. you wont listen now, but youll see. drug and alcohol abuse is considered normal there, boulder being one of the worst. search it, im sure youll find some stats somewhere.
sorry, this is lengthy, but worth reading!
Office of Drug Strategies
Alcohol & Drug Abuse - A Serious Problem in Colorado


Alcohol & Drug Abuse – A Serious Problem
in Colorado

In a Self Report Study of Adults in Colorado

1 in 12 report current abuse or dependence problems, which could mean up to 200,000 people in the general population.

Current Abuse/Dependence Totals:

• Northwest – 11%
• Northeast – 8.8%
• Colorado Springs area- 8.5%
• Southwest – 8%
Denver Metro - 7.5%
Southeast - 7.1%

Recent Data Indicates:

• Colorado ranks 1st among the 50 states in marijuana use
• Alcohol related hospital discharges
increased by 52% from 1990-1997
• Colorado ranks 2nd in severity on the Alcohol Problem Index (API)
• Colorado ranks 15th in severity on the Drug Problem Index (DPI)
• In 1995, rural areas had higher drug & alcohol dependence rates than the Denver area

Children & Families in Colorado

The 1998 Colorado Youth Survey Reveals Alcohol Use Exceed National Levels:

• 8th Graders in Colordo-28.8% compared to 23% nationally
• 10th Graders in Colorado – 46.5 compared to 38.8% nationally

• 12th Graders in Colorado – 53.6% compared to 52% nationally

Colorado students reporting recent marijuana use exceed national samples in all grade categories.

Colorado’s Workforce:

In 1997, workers who reported current illicit drug use compared to those who did not report current illicit drug use were:

• More likely to have worked for thee or more employers (9% vs.4%) that year

• More likely to have left employment voluntarily in the past year (25% vs.15%)

• More likely to have skipped one or more days of work in the past month (13% vs. 5%)

The 1992 US Department of Health and Human Services reported these estimates on the cost to society from alcohol and drug abuse:

• $246 billion for health care costs, lost earnings and criminal justice/law enforcement, including:

• $148 billion from alcohol abuse/alcoholism
• $98 billion for drug abuse dependence

Coloradoans in the Juvenile & Criminal Justice Systems

Adult offenders reported 8 times more marijuana use, 25 more times more cocaine use, 20 times more stimulant use, and 19 times more heroin use than the general population.

85% of the children & adolescents committed to juvenile corrections are in need of alcohol/drug treatment.

41.5% of adult female offenders are diagnosed alcohol/drug abusive or dependent – about the same as the adult male offender population.

21.7% of juvenile female offenders and 12% of male juvenile offenders are diagnosed alcohol or drug abusive or dependent.


Special Topics: In 1996, a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) was designated in Colorado and is comprised of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Garfield, Grand, Jefferson, LaPlata, Larimer, Pueblo, Mesa, Moffat, Routt, and Weld counties.


THREAT ASSESSMENT – STATE OF COLORADO

Methamphetamine is a significant drug threat facing DEA and other law enforcement counterparts in Colorado. We have seen the demand, availability, and abuse of methamphetamine increase in Colorado. The market for methamphetamine in powder, crystal, and liquid form, has increased and is dominated by Mexican poly-drug trafficking organizations. These organizations import it from sources within Mexico or the Southwest Border areas and transport it to metropolitan areas of Colorado Springs and Denver. From there, the methamphetamine is redistributed to locations in the Midwest and Eastern regions of the United States. Methamphetamine is being trafficked in larger quantities to meet consumer demands, and is primarily imported into the Rocky Mountain region rather than being produced within the region.