Claudia Hanson Thiem
@chthiem.bsky.social
Cohousing momma, pocket gardener, and local politics nerd. Proud member of the Boulder Planning Board bike and climbing caucuses. She/her
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Claudia Hanson Thiem
@chthiem.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hiya, Bluesky. I run local progressive campaigns and am a new-ish member of the Planning Board in Boulder, CO. I'm here to learn from your takes on housing, land use, climate, and parenting, and maybe to re-learn how to share my own. It's been awhile!
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Last day to speak up for a better Boulder!
More voices are needed in the Comp Plan update. Even if you went to the open house, you can still fill it out - takes a minute!
Link: a-boulder-future-boulder.hub.arcgis.com
(Scroll to the green box!)
#Boulder #HousingForAll #ClimateAction #SafeStreets
More voices are needed in the Comp Plan update. Even if you went to the open house, you can still fill it out - takes a minute!
Link: a-boulder-future-boulder.hub.arcgis.com
(Scroll to the green box!)
#Boulder #HousingForAll #ClimateAction #SafeStreets
A Boulder Future
The City of Boulder and Boulder County invites you to help shape the future of the Boulder Valley. We are updating the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP), which guides how our community will loo...
a-boulder-future-boulder.hub.arcgis.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Last day to speak up for a better Boulder!
More voices are needed in the Comp Plan update. Even if you went to the open house, you can still fill it out - takes a minute!
Link: a-boulder-future-boulder.hub.arcgis.com
(Scroll to the green box!)
#Boulder #HousingForAll #ClimateAction #SafeStreets
More voices are needed in the Comp Plan update. Even if you went to the open house, you can still fill it out - takes a minute!
Link: a-boulder-future-boulder.hub.arcgis.com
(Scroll to the green box!)
#Boulder #HousingForAll #ClimateAction #SafeStreets
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Youth Mobility + Youth Independence should be our key metrics of success.
April 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Youth Mobility + Youth Independence should be our key metrics of success.
This, but with penguins.
April 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This, but with penguins.
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Boulder and many other towns are considering eliminating parking minimums as a relic of our suburban past. Join Better Boulder for guest speaker @tonyjordan.bsky.social and follow up conversation at Wild Sage Cohousing.
Join Better Boulder for a Parking Symposium!
Monday, April 14 | 6–7 PM ✨ Mark your calendars now!
Ready for a parking revolution? Across the country, cities are rethinking parking to build more vibrant, sustainable communities. Come join Bette...
betterboulder.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Boulder and many other towns are considering eliminating parking minimums as a relic of our suburban past. Join Better Boulder for guest speaker @tonyjordan.bsky.social and follow up conversation at Wild Sage Cohousing.
Good morning to the IRS workers who processed my tax refund in a timely manner during a constitutional crisis, and fuck Chuck Schumer.
March 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Good morning to the IRS workers who processed my tax refund in a timely manner during a constitutional crisis, and fuck Chuck Schumer.
Support our Boulder minimum wage workers! 5:30 today at the Bandshell, and bring a friend!
Who's going to the rally to support minimum wage workers today in Boulder?
Boulder Progressives is proud to co-sponsor the event, along with more than a dozen incredible organizations.
Please boost our post and show up if you can!
RSVP link: www.mobilize.us/co-wfp/event...
Boulder Progressives is proud to co-sponsor the event, along with more than a dozen incredible organizations.
Please boost our post and show up if you can!
RSVP link: www.mobilize.us/co-wfp/event...
March 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Support our Boulder minimum wage workers! 5:30 today at the Bandshell, and bring a friend!
We were living in Vienna when Russia invaded Ukraine, and you, my US friends and neighbors, sent thousands of dollars to fund direct aid for displaced people. That's who we can and should be in the world.
March 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
We were living in Vienna when Russia invaded Ukraine, and you, my US friends and neighbors, sent thousands of dollars to fund direct aid for displaced people. That's who we can and should be in the world.
I tagged along on a 4th grade conservation and agriculture field trip today, and it's just plain stupid how much we're going to lose by dismantling public science.
February 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I tagged along on a 4th grade conservation and agriculture field trip today, and it's just plain stupid how much we're going to lose by dismantling public science.
Filing tax returns feels like such an absurd act at this moment.
February 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Filing tax returns feels like such an absurd act at this moment.
I‘ve been part of one of these w Boulder‘s co-op houses for years, and it feels like a lifeboat in these times. New members welcome, DM for details!
Have you ever heard of buying clubs? If not, a 🧵:
When I was a kid my family got together with a bunch of other families and placed a food order with a wholesaler called Northeast Cooperatives since subsumed by a company called UNFI which stands for United Natural Foods, Incorporated. 1/6
When I was a kid my family got together with a bunch of other families and placed a food order with a wholesaler called Northeast Cooperatives since subsumed by a company called UNFI which stands for United Natural Foods, Incorporated. 1/6
February 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I‘ve been part of one of these w Boulder‘s co-op houses for years, and it feels like a lifeboat in these times. New members welcome, DM for details!
I’m taking the whole fam to their February concert…give them a follow to get your free tickets, and throw them a little donation for this delightful promo!
Well in light of recent... "weirdness" from a guy from that OTHER social media platform, let's do a thing 🦋
You follow us, we follow you, and we'll give you a promocode for 2 free tickets to an upcoming DPO concert of your choice 🎫
Reskeet (...is that the word?) this to spread the word 🎶🎻
You follow us, we follow you, and we'll give you a promocode for 2 free tickets to an upcoming DPO concert of your choice 🎫
Reskeet (...is that the word?) this to spread the word 🎶🎻
January 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I’m taking the whole fam to their February concert…give them a follow to get your free tickets, and throw them a little donation for this delightful promo!
There’s been a lot of yelling about unplowed streets in Boulder of late, but this is why sidewalks should be the bigger story.
I can't remember the last time a crash hit me this hard. Whether you choose to see it or not, the policy of relying on property owners to clear sidewalks is an abject failure that costs people their lives at worst, and their ability to participate fully and safety in society at best.
Mom dead, toddler injured after being hit by car in road because sidewalk hadn’t been cleared of ice
A mom was killed and her toddler was critically injured when they were hit by a car in St. Louis on Monday afternoon.
www.kfyrtv.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
There’s been a lot of yelling about unplowed streets in Boulder of late, but this is why sidewalks should be the bigger story.
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This is really interesting. Groundbreaking study on the value of libraries and “third places.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being
"Our research found that patrons experience refuge, joy, connection, purpose, and expansion through their library use"
bookriot.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This is really interesting. Groundbreaking study on the value of libraries and “third places.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
“A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users.”
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City councils often pay poverty wages, making public service difficult or impossible for many residents.
Boulder Progressives was the primary organization supporting fair council pay in Boulder, which passed an increase for the first time since 1989.
Boulder Progressives was the primary organization supporting fair council pay in Boulder, which passed an increase for the first time since 1989.
Yes on 2C: The case for higher council pay - Boulder Weekly
Boulder County's independent voice
boulderweekly.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
City councils often pay poverty wages, making public service difficult or impossible for many residents.
Boulder Progressives was the primary organization supporting fair council pay in Boulder, which passed an increase for the first time since 1989.
Boulder Progressives was the primary organization supporting fair council pay in Boulder, which passed an increase for the first time since 1989.
Another weary parent for 15-minute cities 🙋♀️
My “I’m very tired and just don’t wanna go far for stuff” speaking tour starts this spring. See you all there.
December 10, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Another weary parent for 15-minute cities 🙋♀️
Feeling like I need a Bustang field trip...
Impressive growth from CDOT's intercity Bustang service. In the last 3 months, Bustang went from 24 roundtrips/day to 66!
Now you can catch a bus every 45 minutes during peak from Denver to the I-70 ski towns, CO Springs, or Fort Collins for $10-12
www.busandmotorcoachnews.com/bustang-expa...
Now you can catch a bus every 45 minutes during peak from Denver to the I-70 ski towns, CO Springs, or Fort Collins for $10-12
www.busandmotorcoachnews.com/bustang-expa...
Bustang expands to 66 routes, doubling service in Colorado - Bus & Motorcoach News
Bustang nearly triples service to 66 routes in Colorado, expanding weekday and weekend trips while reducing emissions and enhancing commuter convenience.
www.busandmotorcoachnews.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Feeling like I need a Bustang field trip...
My Planning Board colleagues nudged Boulder one step closer to eliminating family-based residential occupancy limits tonight, including recommending striking all references to cooperative housing from our municipal code. Co-ops have their own chapter there!
December 4, 2024 at 4:28 AM
My Planning Board colleagues nudged Boulder one step closer to eliminating family-based residential occupancy limits tonight, including recommending striking all references to cooperative housing from our municipal code. Co-ops have their own chapter there!
November 29, 2024 at 2:16 AM
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Intrigued by the People’s Bookshelf at the National Library of Latvia. Each book in the collection has been donated by a member of the public and is inscribed by its former owner, telling a personal story relating to the book.
November 25, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Intrigued by the People’s Bookshelf at the National Library of Latvia. Each book in the collection has been donated by a member of the public and is inscribed by its former owner, telling a personal story relating to the book.
The EV transition at Wild Sage. 6 years ago we leveraged our reserves to fund community solar and shared charging, and the family keeps growing. (h/t my neighbor) #cohousinglife
November 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
The EV transition at Wild Sage. 6 years ago we leveraged our reserves to fund community solar and shared charging, and the family keeps growing. (h/t my neighbor) #cohousinglife
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Let’s talk a bit about what you, an average German newspaper reader in 1933, would have learned about Hitler’s rise to power. Let’s assume you read the “Vossische Zeitung”, a comparatively liberal middle-class newspaper. In modern times, the Berlin State Library library let’s you read it online: 1/
1933 - ZEFYS
ZEFYS, das Zeitungsinformationssystem der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin ist ein Portal für den Nachweis und Zugriff auf aktuelle und historische Zeitungen aus Deutschland und der ganzen Welt.
zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de
November 15, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Let’s talk a bit about what you, an average German newspaper reader in 1933, would have learned about Hitler’s rise to power. Let’s assume you read the “Vossische Zeitung”, a comparatively liberal middle-class newspaper. In modern times, the Berlin State Library library let’s you read it online: 1/
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I don’t know who did this, but I probably know who did this. A+ work.
"Messages including 'Get off your damn phone,' 'Slow down (expletive),' 'Put the phone down (expletive),' 'Don’t kill any kids today' and 'Slow the (expletive) down” were displayed on the signs..."
“Get off your damn phone”: Boulder hit with fake, profane traffic signs
Messages including “Slow down (expletive),” “Put the phone down (expletive),” “Don’t kill any kids today” and “Slow the (expletive) down” were displayed on the signs, police said.
www.denverpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:47 PM
I don’t know who did this, but I probably know who did this. A+ work.
Local meeting threads are one of the things I've missed the most since leaving the bird site, and this one is making up for lost time.
Evening, folks -- as promised, I'm doing my first Bluesky live thread of a local city council meeting tonight!
This one's a doozy: the affluent Bay Area suburb of Menlo Park is considering turning 3 downtown parking lots into housing, and people are *furious.*
Grab some 🍿, 🧵starts here!
This one's a doozy: the affluent Bay Area suburb of Menlo Park is considering turning 3 downtown parking lots into housing, and people are *furious.*
Grab some 🍿, 🧵starts here!
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Local meeting threads are one of the things I've missed the most since leaving the bird site, and this one is making up for lost time.
When your everyday is exotic enough to be news: www.npr.org/2024/11/18/n...
www.npr.org
November 19, 2024 at 3:44 AM
When your everyday is exotic enough to be news: www.npr.org/2024/11/18/n...
Boulder might allow duplexes within 1 block of transit corridors, but 2 blocks might break things. 🫠
November 18, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Boulder might allow duplexes within 1 block of transit corridors, but 2 blocks might break things. 🫠