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What's your point? Denver is a massive sprawling metro.

Sparkle-san 3y ago
There's still a lot of open space between Boulder and the surrounding cities. I'd argue Denver ends in that direction at Broomfield.
- scarecrowbob 3y ago
  From my limited perspective there isn't much space. I'm a bit of a stranger to the area- right now I am in a Starbucks in (I think?) Boulder. But I came out to work as a tech with an audio company I contract for to do concerts up at some ski resort. And I am sleeping in my truck front of the Warehouse in Broomfield. But the guy who hires me has a house in Boulder where he keeps a lot of our equipment... and I am often not super clear about when I am just crossing a large green space and when I am crossing into different cities. So you are probably right, but that's not how I've been experiencing this over the last summer's worth of gigs. Of course, to me the drive from Boulder to FoCo seems like one continuous city. Contextually, it might be the fact that I come out for work from Durango, and crossing the san luis valley is what "open space" looks like to me. So maybe I'm just not sufficiently calibrated for the city yet.
justinator 3y ago
Denver is in a different county altogether. There's a county in between Boulder and Denver counties, saying nothing of them being the same city.
- CPLX 3y ago
  Brooklyn and Manhattan are in different counties too. Ask yourself questions like what airport do you fly to and where would you take your kids to the children’s museum if you lived there and you’ll realize what city Boulder is a part of.
  - justinator 3y ago
    >Brooklyn and Manhattan are in different counties too. You're going to use the most densely populated city in the US for your example? >Ask yourself questions like what airport do you fly to Colorado has one international airport - are you saying ALL of Colorado is Denver? Are you saying Newark NJ is in the same city as Brooklyn? I don't know where you're heading, but it's just logical gymnastics.
    - CPLX 3y ago
      Colorado has commercial service to half a dozen airports including Colorado Springs, Aspen, Vail/Eagle, and Grand Junction. And Newark is definitely a part of greater NYC, absolutely nobody is confused by that at all. I lived in Colorado for years. Boulder is definitely a suburb of Denver. In 20 years Fort Collins probably will be too at this rate.
- alistairSH 3y ago
  So…? Arlington and Fairfax are different counties than DC. Heck, they’re in a different state and across a river too. But nobody would argue they aren’t suburbs of DC. 25 miles is well within commuting distance for many major metro areas. Boulder may arguably be a suburb or not. But an arbitrary 25 mile limit isn’t what defines suburb or not.

There's still a lot of open space between Boulder and the surrounding cities. I'd argue Denver ends in that direction at Broomfield.

scarecrowbob 3y ago
From my limited perspective there isn't much space. I'm a bit of a stranger to the area- right now I am in a Starbucks in (I think?) Boulder. But I came out to work as a tech with an audio company I contract for to do concerts up at some ski resort. And I am sleeping in my truck front of the Warehouse in Broomfield. But the guy who hires me has a house in Boulder where he keeps a lot of our equipment... and I am often not super clear about when I am just crossing a large green space and when I am crossing into different cities. So you are probably right, but that's not how I've been experiencing this over the last summer's worth of gigs. Of course, to me the drive from Boulder to FoCo seems like one continuous city. Contextually, it might be the fact that I come out for work from Durango, and crossing the san luis valley is what "open space" looks like to me. So maybe I'm just not sufficiently calibrated for the city yet.

justinator 3y ago

Denver is in a different county altogether. There's a county in between Boulder and Denver counties, saying nothing of them being the same city.

CPLX 3y ago
Brooklyn and Manhattan are in different counties too. Ask yourself questions like what airport do you fly to and where would you take your kids to the children’s museum if you lived there and you’ll realize what city Boulder is a part of.
- justinator 3y ago
  >Brooklyn and Manhattan are in different counties too. You're going to use the most densely populated city in the US for your example? >Ask yourself questions like what airport do you fly to Colorado has one international airport - are you saying ALL of Colorado is Denver? Are you saying Newark NJ is in the same city as Brooklyn? I don't know where you're heading, but it's just logical gymnastics.
  - CPLX 3y ago
    Colorado has commercial service to half a dozen airports including Colorado Springs, Aspen, Vail/Eagle, and Grand Junction. And Newark is definitely a part of greater NYC, absolutely nobody is confused by that at all. I lived in Colorado for years. Boulder is definitely a suburb of Denver. In 20 years Fort Collins probably will be too at this rate.
alistairSH 3y ago
So…? Arlington and Fairfax are different counties than DC. Heck, they’re in a different state and across a river too. But nobody would argue they aren’t suburbs of DC. 25 miles is well within commuting distance for many major metro areas. Boulder may arguably be a suburb or not. But an arbitrary 25 mile limit isn’t what defines suburb or not.