The awards celebrate great places and the people who design them. Join us in promoting awareness of urban design, and its importance for the quality of life in our community. Please save the date for the awards ceremony on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the Midtown Arts Center. Entries must be recieved by noon on June 18, 2013. Visit fcgov.com/UrbanDesignAwards for all the details.

We are pleased to announce the League of American Bicyclists announced the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) and Fort Collins earned Platinum!  Read the news release.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of two key positions with FC Moves (previously Transportation Planning). Paul Sizemore will serve as the FC Moves Manager and Tessa Greegor will join as the FC Bikes Program Manager. Read the news release.

The Community Gateways Design Study initiated in March 2013 is intended to provide a coordinated overall citywide approach to gateway design enhancements, with clarifications and updates to existing planning concepts and implementation actions where warranted by new information and ideas. The study includes an assessment of the five I-25 Interchange gateways leading into Fort Collins, including North and South College Avenue gateways. More information will be provided soon. 

The City of Fort Collins and its application partners, University of Colorado Health and CanDo, Coalition for Activity and Nutrition to Defeat Obesity, are pleased to announce Fort Collins was named a bronze level Walk Friendly Community (WFC) by the Walk Friendly Communities. Read the news release.