Ryan Schuchard
City Councilor Seeking Re-Election, Boulder, CO
Boulder City Councilor Ryan Schuchard is a climate activist and professional, member of our Local Climate Policy Network (LCPN), previous ROC-endorsed candidate running for re-election.
Since joining the Council in 2023, Councilor Schuchard has authored and passed nation-leading climate policies, including all electric requirements for new construction, and making people-centered, multimodal access, not vehicle throughput, the legal goal of transportation planning. If re-elected, Ryan plans to expand neighborhood-scale carbon-free energy, including underground thermal networks and geoexchange, push the city’s power resilience initiative toward a concrete roadmap, and much more!
Ryan’s Vision
Transportation
Expand transportation mobility options.
Make streets safe to walk and bike, with a priority on safeguarding and enhancing the new bikeway system rolling out that he has helped to start, the Core Arterial Network.
Negotiate the development of a visionary plan to rebuild and then expand fantastic public transit.
Continue to invest in e-bike incentive programs like the one Boulder successfully implemented in July 2023.
Housing and Land Use
Reform zoning and reduce the administrative burden that stands in the way of expanded middle housing, affordable and attainable housing, and rental stock.
Reduce the use of parking minimums and public subsidies for private car parking in general.
Implement land use reforms that bring housing equity, transportation equity, and climate action in closer alignment with one another.
Strategic Investments
Help expand Boulder’s coalitions and initiatives for climate justice.
Provide city staff maximum political support and leverage to structurally drive down greenhouse gas emissions.
Establish a process binding City Council to rigorously identify climate dimensions in its day-to-day business and use every chance to advance the most beneficial climate action.
“Boulder needs to braid three kinds of climate commitments together: cut the emissions driving the crisis and ongoing risks, prepare for a changing climate already reshaping fire seasons and storms, and make everyday life better, healthier, and more affordable along the way. Managing these commitments together is how Boulder gets the most out of climate action, in a way that is timely and durable.”