At the start of a new year and a new Fort Collins City Council term, city staff gave council members an updated look at the lay of the land last month.
During a work session, council members reviewed information about demographics and trends in Fort Collins and how it’s going when it comes to making progress on the multiple strategic plans that guide city action on things like climate goals and housing supply.
This information was meant to help them as they began goal setting for the two-year term.
Read on to see how Fort Collins is growing, living, commuting and faring on its stated goals.
Unless otherwise noted, information below is from the Jan. 23 work session presentation by city staff to City Council. Jacob Castillo, the city’s chief sustainability officer, offered this caveat for the data:
“This is not supposed to be a complete overview of everything that’s happening in Fort Collins, but rather a 50,000-foot view of some major trends and forces that are impacting our community and our region,” he told council.