A new study by RRC Associates and Inntopia for the Western Mountain Resort Alliance found that short-term rentals (STRs) in Summit County (in Colorado) generate significant economic contributions and are unlikely to contribute to a…
Striking at Balance Between Progressivism and Public safety in Boulder
By Sean Maher, CEO Last summer, I wrote a column about the increasing crime and dangerous behavior on Pearl Street and throughout Boulder. Fast forward nine months, and things have not improved. If anything, they…
RRC Presents Results from 2023 Breckenridge Expectations Survey
Jake Jorgenson, RRC Associates’ chief operating officer, presented the recent results of RRC’s 2023 research, part of the larger multi-year Breckenridge Expectations Project, to the January 24th Breckenridge Town Council meeting. For the project, RRC…
Large Economic Impact of North Carolina Ski Areas Revealed by RRC Study
Jeremy Sage, director of economics and tourism research at RRC Associates, presented the findings of the 2022/23 Visitor Survey and Value Analysis study, commissioned by the North Carolina Ski Areas Association, at the association’s economic…
Changes at CU Boulder Go Beyond Football
By Sean Maher, CEO I have been a loyal CU football fan since I was a student back in the glory days of the late 1980s. Needless to say, I love the energy and optimism…
Telluride Short-Term Rentals Study
RRC Associates teamed up with Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) this year to conduct a study to evaluate the role of short-term rentals (STRs) in Telluride’s regional economy and potential impacts on the local…
Dealing with a Serious Problem
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO A few weeks ago, Pamela Dennis wrote a guest opinion in the Camera abo in the Camera about her friends visiting from abroad and their impressions of Boulder….
Gunnison-Crested Butte Airport Survey Shows More Affluent Visitors
David Becher, Director of Community and Travel Research at RRC Associates, recently shared the survey results from an RRC winter 2022-2023 study conducted at the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) at a meeting of the…
The Future of Downtown
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO America’s downtowns are in trouble. The COVID shutdown transformed many of them from bustling business districts to ghost towns almost overnight. The assumption was that once…
To Close or Not to Close the Streets
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO Some of my friends in Boulder were not happy last fall when city staff reopened West Pearl Street to traffic and parking. They miss the outdoor…