The City of Laramie, Downtown Development Authority (DDA), and the Laramie Main Street Alliance (LMSA) are spearheading the development of an updated Laramie Downtown Plan to guide the future of Downtown Laramie. This plan will build on Downtown’s historic character, local businesses, arts and culture, and role as a community gathering place, while planning for growth and change over the next 20 years. With the last Downtown plan completed in 2011, this update provides a fresh, forward-looking approach that reflects today’s opportunities and challenges.

The Laramie Downtown Plan will focus on how Downtown can grow and function, with goals and strategies related to buildings, streets, public spaces, transportation, housing, economic development, and infrastructure. Community input is the cornerstone of the planning process, with many opportunities for residents, business owners, students, and visitors to share ideas and help shape the plan. The final plan will include a clear vision with a practical action plan that outlines priorities, timelines, and responsibilities. Together, these tools will help Downtown partners work collaboratively to invest in Downtown and ensure it remains a vibrant, welcoming, and resilient heart of Laramie for years to come.

The plan has been drafted and we received your help to ensure that we have heard the downtown stakeholders to ensure the final plan reflects Laramie.

Past Engagement Efforts
Wednesday, March 25th - Laramie Railroad Depot, 600 S 1st ST
9:00 - 3:00 PM | Community Interviews
6:00 - 8:00 PM | Business & Property Owner Work Sessions

Thursday, March 26th - Laramie Railroad Depot, 600 S 1st ST
8:00 - 10:00 AM | Business & Property Owner Work Sessions
5:30 - 7:00 PM | Visioning Workshops

Friday, March 27th - Laramie Railroad Depot, 600 S 1st ST
9:00 - 10:30 AM | Visioning Workshops
Many property and business owners attended these and provided extremely valuable feedback. Thank you!

April 14th - City Hall
Joint Planning Commission and City Council Work Session.

September 4th - City Hall
7:00 - 11:00 AM | Open House
Casual open house to learn more about the plan draft and to provide feedback.

September 4th - Depot Park
3:30 - 7:00 PM | Drop by the table to review the plan while you sample the market.

September 11th - Online
Deadline to provide comments on the plan draft online.

Meet the Project Team

Along with City of Laramie staff, including planners and engineers, the City of Laramie selected a consultant team lead by Logan Simpson to prepare the Downtown Laramie Plan. Logan Simpson is leading the downtown planning and community engagement efforts for the Downtown Laramie Plan. They are a firm committed to addressing the unique challenges of our western environment, supporting the values of communities facing continued growth, and finding innovative solutions to evolve in a responsible way. Logan Simpson is supported by Progressive Urban Management Associate (P.U.M.A.), a firm with deep experience in Downtown Development Authorities and downtown corridors.

Derek Teini (DTeini@cityoflaramie.org) is the City of Laramie's Community and Economic Development Director and is the City's Project Manager for this project. Emma Dixon (edixon@cityoflaramie.org) is a Planner with the City of Laramie and serves as the City's Assistant Project Manager for the Laramie Downtown Plan. Please reach out to either of them with any questions or ideas.

Supporting Documents

On the right-hand side, you will see linked Supporting Documents. These are the materials that have been generated throughout the different phases of this plan. The documents starting with RFP detail the Request for Proposal document that was released publicly which covers the scope of work of the Downtown Plan and the proposal that was submitted by Logan Simpson and ultimately accepted by the DDA, City, and LMSA interview panel and City Council. The documents starting with "Current" are the Downtown Plan (2011) and Historic Design Guidelines (2007) that are currently in place and which this new Downtown Plan will build on.

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