Longmont’s Sustainability Vision
An engaged community that promotes environmental stewardship, economic vitality, and social equity to create a sustainable and thriving future for all.
The City of Longmont is committed to building a sustainable, resilient, and thriving community for generations to come. The City’s Sustainability Plan, which was updated in 2016, provides a roadmap to creating a city where everyone can enjoy a safe, healthy, and fulfilling life.
The plan focuses on practical actions that advance sustainability across City policies, programs, and practices. It complements the Envision Longmont Multimodal & Comprehensive Plan and helps guide the City’s ongoing sustainability efforts.
Since 2016, additional reports and resolutions, including the Climate Action Recommendations Report, have expanded on the plan’s original goals. Together, these efforts support Longmont’s continued progress toward a healthier, more resilient, and sustainable future.
Sustainability Plan Topic Areas
The purpose of the Sustainability Plan is to clearly articulate Longmont’s sustainability vision and objectives into meaningful targets and actionable strategies. These objectives and targets have been organized around ten inter-related sustainability topic areas:
Air Quality: Increase access to air quality information and develop solutions to improving both indoor and outdoor air.
Buildings & Infrastructure: Develop resilient and sustainable designs that improve human health and well-being.
Community Cohesion & Resilience: Increase equitable community inclusion, access, and engagement and develop neighborhood-based, resident-driven action.
Economic Vitality: Create a diversified, economically secure economy that promotes sustainable business practices.
Energy: Develop and implement energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and policies.
Food System: Increase food security and resiliency, and develop land stewardship through agriculture.
Natural Environment: Create land management systems that connect to nature and increase ecosystem health.
Transportation: Develop affordable, reliable, and accessible multi-modal transportation.
Waste: Increase waste diversion and reduction through waste management planning.
Water: Improve water supply management and watershed quality and preservation.
Contact Us
Office of Sustainability
303-774-3755