Every recycling day in Longmont is an opportunity to turn yesterday’s waste into tomorrow’s resources. What goes into your curbside bin makes a bigger difference than many imagine. Recycling works, but only when we recycle it right. A handful of thoughtful actions at home helps keep materials clean, protect the people who sort them, and…
The conversation about Bo Prairie Farms number two—often referred to by its historic name, the Nishida property—brings together history, engineering realities, and the question of how a city preserves memory when the physical fabric is failing. Longstanding agricultural roots and important cultural ties to Japanese immigrant farming families meet modern drainage maps, sewer easements, and…
The Art in Public Places (AIPP) Commission continues to shape how public art interacts with Longmont’s neighborhoods, parks, and streets. This update captures the November meeting’s decisions, clarifies an active bus shelter commission, and provides practical guidance for artists, panel members, and community partners involved in public-art procurement and installation. Table of Contents What this…
This report summarizes the technical, financial, and community-focused updates presented to Longmont’s Sustainability Advisory Board on November 19, 2025. It focuses on the regional wholesale utility Platte River Power Authority (Platte River) and Longmont Power & Communications (LPC), covering governance, the resource diversification strategy, the role of distributed energy resources and a virtual power plant,…
Table of Contents Overview Bylaws and Governance: Clear language, fewer surprises Budget realities and where the board can make a difference Outreach: moving from ideas to a plan Cultural exchange and community building Technology and facilities: an investment to expand access Programs, volunteers, and operations Board recruitment and structure Action items and next steps FAQ…
The commission met to review and refine the process for selecting public art for a neighborhood bus stop project currently referred to as CoolStock. The meeting focused on the selection process, scoring rubric, budget and site logistics, and a few administrative updates about upcoming meetings and city initiatives. Table of Contents Project brief: transforming a…
Table of Contents What is a protected intersection? A protected intersection borrows ideas from Dutch urban design and adapts them for urban streets. It is not a single piece of infrastructure but a combination of design features that together protect vulnerable road users. Instead of forcing people on bikes to merge into traffic for certain…
Our parks and open space systems are living, breathing services. They require maintenance plans, transparent processes for public requests, thoughtful acquisition strategies, and smarter data to guide scarce resources. At the November meeting, the conversation landed squarely on those themes: how we handle service requests, the technology that powers asset management, a new public-facing map…
The city’s Transportation Advisory Board met on November 10 to review programs, hear resident concerns, and map next steps for safer streets, better bike parking, and clearer rules for new electric micromobility devices. The conversation ranged from neighborhood-level quick fixes to regional conversations about buses to Denver International Airport. This article pulls together the key…
The meeting covered a lot of ground: operational fixes for filling permanent supportive housing units, a proposed shift from a static waitlist to a coordinated referral model, possible staff access to city-subsidized child care, updates on several development projects, financial and voucher status, and new approaches to meth contamination remediation that are already saving time…