Writer Worsening traffic congestion is the No. 1 reason that 43 percent of Boulder residents say it's more difficult to shop in town these days, according to a report that looks at local transportation and shopping patterns. Traffic is killer.
Parking is almost nonexistent.
It surveyed the transportation and shopping habits of 516 residents. Navigating Boulder streets, finding parking spaces, and the loss of many stores in Crossroads Mall bothered many of the survey's respondents, they said. Earl McLaughlin, Boulder Tomorrow president, warned that a lack of improvements to Boulder streets may lead shoppers out of the city. If it becomes less convenient to shop in Boulder, residents will take their business elsewhere, he said. Forty-nine percent of those surveyed said the reason they shop in Boulder is convenience.