Contact: Tom Hacker, 962-2302

In the wake of several extreme and damaging weather-related events, including the 2013 Flood, the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado extended an invitation to representatives from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to study Loveland, Estes Park and Fort Collins. The goal of the panel was to develop optimal regional strategies to reduce the effects of natural disasters that threaten northern Colorado communities, emphasizing more rapid recovery and improved ability to adapt to such disasters.

The panel spent five days immersed in a series of site tours, stakeholder interviews, and internal deliberation and developed a comprehensive list of recommendations to address numerous questions provided by the participating communities concerning physical planning, organizational capacity, and public education and engagement.

As ULI helps to refine the definition and tools that shape community resilience, the northern Colorado panel process provided a long list of success stories and practical examples of how individuals and communities can work together in the face of significant adversity.

The full report is available here or logon to www.cityofloveland.org/ULIreport