The City Manager wants to keep you informed on what's happening at the City. The City Manager’s Quarterly Report provides updates on key programs and projects, City financials and metrics that help track how we’re serving our community.
See below for the most recent report.
In the past year, the City made strategic investments to keep Fort Collins running smoothly, to strengthen support for vulnerable populations and to provide the exceptional service you count on from your local government. The City also made it easier to find your favorite City programming and connect with staff through significant technology enhancements, with more to come in 2026. We’re looking forward to another year of community connection — but first, join us in looking back at an eventful and impactful 2025! - Kelly DiMartino Fort Collins City Manager
2025 was a year of change — with four new Councilmembers chosen, a new City website and Access Fort Collins platform, and more — while some things remained constant: Residents continue to report excellent quality of life in Fort Collins.
Land Use Code engagement
FortCollins.gov
City Council
Natural Areas
Hughes property
In November, Fort Collins voters used ranked voting for the first time for the mayoral and City Council races. In races with three or more candidates, voters could rank all candidates in their order of preference, with those ranked choices counted over multiple rounds to determine who won the election. Voter turnout was strong at 48% and in January 2026, the new mayor and Council representatives for Districts 1, 3, 5 and 6 were sworn into office. Voters also approved several Charter amendments and invested in the future of Fort Collins through renewing the Community Capital Improvement Program sales tax, renewing the dedicated Natural Areas sales tax, and approving the Civic Assembly recommendations for the Hughes property.
Civic Assembly
Through the City’s first Civic Assembly process, Fort Collins residents developed nearly two dozen recommendations for the former Hughes property. The recommendations were ultimately affirmed by voters through a successful ballot initiative, confirming strong community support for a multiuse approach that balances environmental stewardship with recreational opportunities. The Civic Assembly's efforts now serve as a community-led framework for future master planning, site design and decision-making.
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Fort Collins Police
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Fort Collins residents continue to report an excellent quality of life through the City’s annual community survey. Survey takers indicated meaningful gains in their ratings of transportation and safety (especially at night and while using Transfort). Residents also shared increased preference and trust in the City’s website as a reliable source of information. Housing affordability remained among the top priorities for future City efforts.
Local reservoir
2025 saw significant progress on City Council priorities. Council passed updates to the Land Use Code to bolster commercial corridors and support the expanded use of accessory dwelling units. Two additional mobile units were added to the City's speed camera network last year, which target high-crash areas for additional enforcement to bring the City closer to the goal of zero traffic fatalities. Council adopted a new Water Efficiency Plan, protecting community water systems. Council made major strides to modernize the City Charter, with five out of six Charter amendments passed by ballot in the November election. Council also oversaw a ban of puppy and kitten retail sales.
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Access Fort Collins
The City overhauled several of its key digital platforms in 2025, including a fully redesigned City website — complete with a new URL: FortCollins.gov. The new website, which launched in December, is designed to help visitors find what they need quickly and confidently. The City's Access Fort Collins tool also moved to a new platform last year. It's still the fastest, easiest way to contact the City for questions, comments and service requests — but with a new design and enhanced user experience. With fully-accessible features and customer-focused design, FortCollins.gov and Access Fort Collins are built with the community in mind, making it quick and easy for you to find what you need.
Through tax funds, volunteering, grants and education, 2025 saw strategic investments to keep our community thriving.
City parks
NextGenServe
Heartside Hill
Rolland Moore Park
Fort Collins home
Funds from the 2050 Tax continued to provide key City investments in maintaining essential infrastructure, improving accessibility and protecting community assets. For City parks, funding supported planning and design for improvements to Rolland Moore, Landings and Soft Gold parks. In transportation, funding helped to maintain core Transfort service, while advancing work on the Transfort Optimization Study. The tax also backed climate initiatives through new staffing and support programs that help residents improve indoor air quality, energy efficiency and safety.
Conflict Transformation Works celebration
Gardens
City volunteers continue to play a vital role in Fort Collins. In 2025, volunteers saved the City an estimated $4.6 million by expanding access to performances at The Lincoln Center, restoring trails in natural areas, growing learning opportunities at The Gardens on Spring Creek, and supporting restorative justice circles and mediation through the City’s Conflict Transformation Works program. In 2026, even more young people will have opportunities to volunteer through expanded internships and youth experiences with NextGenServe and other programs across the City.
Local housing
Heartside Hill Apartments
Two City-supported affordable housing communities, CARE Communities’ Heartside Hill and Housing Catalyst’s Village on Impala, opened in 2025, adding 132 affording housing units; another affordable housing project, 302 Conifer, broke ground. In a new program aimed at improving landlord and tenant education and outreach, City staff issued more than 9,700 rental registrations, accounting for nearly 80% of total estimated rental properties in Fort Collins. The City also provided more than $4 million in grants, loans and fee credits to affordable housing programs and projects and began streamlining the development approval process to make it quicker for affordable housing developers. With the passage of the Community Capital Improvement Program sales tax in November 2025, $10 million will be dedicated to affordable housing — supporting hundreds of affordable housing units over the next 10 years.
Trash and recycling service
The City's contracted trash and recycling program increased composting for yard trimmings — diverting 5 million pounds more in the first half of 2025 than Fort Collins composted in the same time period in 2024 — preventing an estimated 115–230 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Since the City adopted the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act into City Code in February 2025, bag fees generated more than $206,000 to support zero-waste programs and prevent local plastic pollution.
Emergency Preparedness Training
The City debuted and sustained multiple initiatives to bolster community safety and preparedness in 2025. Fort Collins Police Services launched the Blue Envelope Program, designed to improve interactions between law enforcement and drivers with communication-related disabilities. Through focused education and enforcement, Fort Collins saw more than a 50% drop in crash-related fatalities, decreasing from 13 in 2024 to 6 in 2025. Through City-led courses, nearly 50 community members completed Community Emergency Response Team training. The Fort Collins Volunteer Response Team also contributed nearly 900 volunteer hours to educate residents about emergency preparedness and support safety at local events.
From lighting-fast broadband to new trails, parks and community centers, 2025 was a year of expanding connection points to map out a brighter future.
Elk Meadow Trail
Siphon Overpass
Tailwinds Park
Connexion finance meeting
Connexion fiber install
In 2025, Fort Collins Connexion added more than 3,000 new residential customers, more than 200 new commercial customers and more than 300 new Digital Inclusion customers. Connexion also added two new service features, Smart Home and Smart Biz, to improve the Wi-Fi experience for both residential and business customers. Through a partnership with Larimer County, Connexion was also able to provide service to its second mobile home park, Nueva Vida.
In October, the City debuted the Elk Meadow Trail at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area. The new 1.75-mile multiuse trail winds through scenic valleys and dramatic rock formations, connecting visitors to 675 acres of newly-conserved land for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Thanks to community support, the City continues to expand access to nature while protecting the landscapes that define Fort Collins.
The City’s park system saw a new addition in fall with the opening of Tailwinds Park. The new park features a science-themed playground, teen hangout space, outdoor event and gathering areas, shade shelter, and improved pedestrian and trail connections — including links to Mail Creek Trail, the Siphon Overpass and Bacon Elementary School. The park was thoughtfully and inclusively designed in collaboration with Bacon Elementary to enrich the lives of students in their Center Based Autism Program.
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C4C Opening
Since opening in the renovated Carnegie Library in July 2025, the Center for Creativity has quickly become a vital community resource for the arts. In its first months of operation, the Center welcomed more than 32,000 visitors. The venue also hosted more than 200 events, including live performances, classes, cultural celebrations, galas, art exhibitions and meetings, showcasing the Center as a dynamic hub for creativity and connection in Fort Collins.
In 2025, the City completed installation of the Siphon Overpass, connecting the Mail Creek and Power trails to improve key trail connections in southeast Fort Collins. Construction also began on the Power Trail Underpass project, which will bridge an existing gap in the trail, creating a pathway for travel across Harmony Road with a new underpass. Two additional projects focused on trail connectivity and safety kickstarted in July with the adoption of the Strategic Trails Plan: increased Fossil Creek Trail connections at South College Avenue and safety enhancements for the popular intersection of the Mason and Spring Creek trails — construction is planned for both later this year.
Harmony Road
Oak Street
College and Trilby
The City advanced six major capital projects in 2025 to make Fort Collins safer, easier to get around, and better prepared for flooding and future water needs. Phase 2 of maintenance on Harmony Road completed early, bringing improvements to safety and traffic. Reconstruction of the College and Trilby intersection continued, with the third and final phase of construction beginning this April. Work progressed to reduce Downtown flooding and strengthen stormwater infrastructure on Oak Street, with new pipe installation, the addition of rain gardens, and aging water and sewer systems replacements. The Halligan Reservoir project secured key permits and advanced dam design to expand water storage and strengthen our long-term water supply. Construction also began for rehabilitation of Fossil and Stanton creeks, which will be completed this summer.
As we reflect on another year of meaningful progress, we also want to encourage you to stay connected with your local government so you can hear about the ways the City works to serve you every day.
Whether you’re a regular contributor or a first timer, we invite you to join the conversation on City projects at OurCity. From transportation planning and safety to new parks and trails, OurCity connects you to ample opportunities to shape the community you live in and the local government that serves you.
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