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Foothills Community Park is located near the western foothills at 800 Cherry Avenue in North Boulder, Colorado. Located off Violet Avenue, the park is situated directly behind the Shining Mountain Waldorf School. The school services pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. The school is part of the Waldorf educational movement, founded in 1919, which puts a heavy focus on the development of imagination and creativity in learning. The park is also adjacent to the Foothills Community Development, which was built in 2002. The development was the first permanent mixed income housing project in Boulder. The neighborhood was created around principals of New Urbanism, which encourages sustainable living, social spaces for interaction between residents, and stronger connections between people and their environments. Of the 75 homes in the development, 52 are permanently designated as affordable housing whereas the other 22 are influenced by market rates. The last home is designated as an elderly group home for low income developmentally disabled adults. The group home can house up to eight adults. The park covers 69 acres and was originally purchased in 1985 with bond money the community designated for park development purposes. After several years of community planning and idea development, the park was completed in 2007. The grand opening ceremony was held September 15, 2007 and featured speeches from Boulder Mayor Mark Ruzzin, City Manager Frank Bruno and Parks and Recreation Director Jan Geden. The park features multi-use playing fields, a dog park, three large picnic shelters, public restrooms, accessible playgrounds, a sledding hill, roller hockey rinks, community gardens, hiking trails, basketball hoops, and designated soccer areas. The park is accessible by bus through the Regional Transportation District system [RTD], by car, and by bike through the extensive bike trails system. The three picnic shelters can accommodate large groups with a maximum capacity of 250 people. The park promotes zero waste community events by suggesting the use of zero waste kits through Eco-cycle. The zero waste movement promotes the elimination of waste in the natural environment. The movement encourages people to reduce the amount of waste they produce through events and in their household to help minimize the impact on the environment through programs that encourage recycling, composting, and other methods. Eco-cycle is considered one of the largest non-profit organizations in the United States. They promote recycling and other programs to help lead people toward zero waste living. Eco-cycle produces event kits that help teach guests about zero waste living and reduce an event's footprint on the environment. All materials in the kit are compostable, recyclable, or reusable so that there will be no need for trash to be collected or disposed. From the event, the items collected are taken and processed at a local organic composting facility and are turned into soil after 90 to 120 days, which can then be used. Sources: "About Us." Eco-Cycle: Working to Build Zero Waste Communities. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . Bousquet, Paul, and Jodie Carroll. "Foothills Community Park Grand Opening Ceremony This Weekend." City of Boulder. Parks and Recreation Department, 13 Sept. 2007. Web. 12 Mar. 2010. . Castor, Jennie. "Throw Party Without Creating Any Trash - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver." Denver News, Denver, Colorado News, Weather, and Sports - KMGH Denver's Channel 7. 22 Apr. 2008. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . "Foothills Community Park." City of Boulder. Parks and Recreation Department, 15 Mar. 2010. Web. 17 Mar. 2010. . Homepage - Shining Mountain Waldorf School. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . "Learn About New Urbanism." Congress for the New Urbanism. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . "Recent Development - Foothills Community | Boulder Housing Partners." News | Boulder Housing Partners. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . "Why Waldorf Works - What Is Waldorf Education?" Why Waldorf Works - Home. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . Zero Waste Alliance. 19 Mar. 2010. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . "Zero Waste Event Kit." Eco-Cycle: Working to Build Zero Waste Communities. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. .
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Foothills Community Park is located near the western foothills at 800 Cherry Avenue in North Boulder, Colorado. Located off Violet Avenue, the park is situated directly behind the Shining Mountain Waldorf School. The school services pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. The school is part of the Waldorf educational movement, founded in 1919, which puts a heavy focus on the development of imagination and creativity in learning. The park is also adjacent to the Foothills Community Development, which was built in 2002. The development was the first permanent mixed income housing project in Boulder. The neighborhood was created around principals of New Urbanism, which encourages sustainable living, social spaces for interaction between residents, and stronger connections between people and their environments. Of the 75 homes in the development, 52 are permanently designated as affordable housing whereas the other 22 are influenced by market rates. The last home is designated as an elderly group home for low income developmentally disabled adults. The group home can house up to eight adults. The park covers 69 acres and was originally purchased in 1985 with bond money the community designated for park development purposes. After several years of community planning and idea development, the park was completed in 2007. The grand opening ceremony was held September 15, 2007 and featured speeches from Boulder Mayor Mark Ruzzin, City Manager Frank Bruno and Parks and Recreation Director Jan Geden. The park features multi-use playing fields, a dog park, three large picnic shelters, public restrooms, accessible playgrounds, a sledding hill, roller hockey rinks, community gardens, hiking trails, basketball hoops, and designated soccer areas. The park is accessible by bus through the Regional Transportation District system [RTD], by car, and by bike through the extensive bike trails system. The three picnic shelters can accommodate large groups with a maximum capacity of 250 people. The park promotes zero waste community events by suggesting the use of zero waste kits through Eco-cycle. The zero waste movement promotes the elimination of waste in the natural environment. The movement encourages people to reduce the amount of waste they produce through events and in their household to help minimize the impact on the environment through programs that encourage recycling, composting, and other methods. Eco-cycle is considered one of the largest non-profit organizations in the United States. They promote recycling and other programs to help lead people toward zero waste living. Eco-cycle produces event kits that help teach guests about zero waste living and reduce an event's footprint on the environment. All materials in the kit are compostable, recyclable, or reusable so that there will be no need for trash to be collected or disposed. From the event, the items collected are taken and processed at a local organic composting facility and are turned into soil after 90 to 120 days, which can then be used. Sources: "About Us." Eco-Cycle: Working to Build Zero Waste Communities. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <https://www.ecocycle.org/Aboutus/index.cfm>. Bousquet, Paul, and Jodie Carroll. "Foothills Community Park Grand Opening Ceremony This Weekend." City of Boulder. Parks and Recreation Department, 13 Sept. 2007. Web. 12 Mar. 2010. <https://ci.boulder.co.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7779:sept-13-2007-foothills-community-park-grand-opening-ceremony-this-weekend&catid=585:2007-news-releases&Itemid=2525>. Castor, Jennie. "Throw Party Without Creating Any Trash - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver." Denver News, Denver, Colorado News, Weather, and Sports - KMGH Denver's Channel 7. 22 Apr. 2008. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15960183/detail.html>. "Foothills Community Park." City of Boulder. Parks and Recreation Department, 15 Mar. 2010. Web. 17 Mar. 2010. <https://ci.boulder.co.us>. Homepage - Shining Mountain Waldorf School. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <https://www.smwaldorf.org/>. "Learn About New Urbanism." Congress for the New Urbanism. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <https://www.cnu.org/intro_to_new_urbanism>. "Recent Development - Foothills Community | Boulder Housing Partners." News | Boulder Housing Partners. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <https://www.boulderhousing.org/content/recent-development-foothills-community>. "Why Waldorf Works - What Is Waldorf Education?" Why Waldorf Works - Home. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <https://www.whywaldorfworks.org/02_W_Education/index.asp>. Zero Waste Alliance. 19 Mar. 2010. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <https://www.zerowaste.org/>. "Zero Waste Event Kit." Eco-Cycle: Working to Build Zero Waste Communities. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <https://www.ecocycle.org/zwevents/kit.cfm>.
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