A walkable, car-free West Pearl Street could be returning to downtown Boulder if a group of residents have their way. The Pearl for You campaign, launched last week, is petitioning to place a measure on the 2025 ballot that would close two blocks of West Pearl Street to private traffic, an attempt to return to a pedestrian-focused, outdoor dining area created during the pandemic. Pearl Street was previously closed from 9th to 11th during the spring of 2020 through the fall of 2022. “In 2022, the public response was overwhelmingly supportive of new community spaces downtown,” Alex Weinheimer, Pearl for You’s treasurer and a former TAB member, told Boulder Weekly. “Between TAB and City Council, there were hundreds of letters and comments in favor of keeping West Pearl open for people.