001 Scott Rodwin, Abundance in Boulder

In this first episode I sat down with Scott Rodwin at his office in downtown Boulder where he works as an architect.  Scott is obsessed with sustainability in the built environment and is a leader in green design in Colorado and is an active board member of Better Boulder.  We talked about why it's so difficult to build attainable housing and build great places in Boulder. Along the way we also talked about construction defect legislation, ADUs, the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, and Title 9, among others.  Chapters (00:00:00) - Better Boulder(00:02:49) - Bolder Bolder Hearts and Minds(00:04:55) - Boulder on Abundance(00:16:00) - The culture of arts in Boulder(00:24:02) - Colorado's approach to building housing(00:34:13) - Boulder's downtown design guidelines(00:43:16) - The challenges of building a sustainable city(00:45:02) - Can we Build More Condos?(00:46:43) - Recommended Stories For New ADUs: Colorado Housing Market(00:49:03) - Boulder Planning Board member on the City's development process(00:58:12) - Pro-development arguments get twisted(01:05:49) - Boulder Planning: We've Made Life Too Hard for ourselves(01:13:04) - Better Boulder: Hearts and Minds Podcast