The City of Fort Collins will host an engagement event for downtown businesses focused on the city’s downtown parking management updates from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at Elevations Credit Union (221 E. Mountain Ave.). Downtown business owners and teams are invited to attend to learn more about these details of potential updates to downtown parking:
- Implementing paid parking and expanding time-limited parking zones
- Expanding parking enforcement hours
- Improving parking options and wayfinding downtown
- Improving employee and commuter parking options downtown
- Timeline and steps for implementing new updates to the downtown parking system
No RSVP is necessary in order to attend, and business owners and teams are welcome to come and go from the event between 3-7 p.m.
The city announced its intent to move forward with updates to how parking is managed in the downtown area on Aug. 27. The city’s goals for the updated system include:
- Supporting a vibrant and active downtown economy
- Improving the customer experience and providing options for both short- and long-term parkers
- Establishing a financially self-sustaining parking system that reduces reliance on the city’s general fund
- Ensuring the city’s parking program aligns and integrates with the city’s transportation demand management program
This engagement event for downtown businesses will be followed by a larger engagement event for the entire community this fall. In addition to that upcoming event, community members can learn more, share…