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LDDA Gift Card Participants
Downtown Longmont gift cards are here.
They are the perfect gift for any occasion.
With over 39 participating downtown businesses the possibilities are endless.
Come downtown and shop downtown.
Gift Cards can be purchased at:
Longmont Downtown Development Authority
528 Main Street
Longmont, CO 80501
303-651-8484
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(Cash or Credit Card)
Gift Cards can be redeemed at the following:
Arts & Entertainment:
Dance Dimensions – 638 Main Street
French Quarter Photography – 424 Kimbark Street
Jesters Dinner Theatre – 224 Main Street
The Great Frame Up – 430 Main Street
The Muse Gallery – 356 Main Street
Retail:
Adorn Home and Gift Gallery – 668 4th Avenue
BJ’s Lock and Key – 525 3rd Avenue
Browns Shoe Fit Co. – 373 Main Street
Cayenne Kitchen – 372 Main Street
Classic Gold Fine Jewelry – 383 Main Street
Crackpots – 501 Main Street
Discoveries Ancient Art – 321 Main Street
Divine Divas – 454 Main Street
Encore Home Styles – 439 Main Street
Longmont Florist – 614 Coffman Street
Longmont Vision Center – 412 Main Street
Madifine Mercantile – 347 Main Street
Main St. Stitcher’s Garden – 331 Main Street
Maternal Instincts – 519 Main Street
Optical Centre – 521 Main Street
Ron’s Printing – 420 Main Street
Serendipity – 635 3rd Avenue
Sol Skateboards – 627 Main Street
Stonebridge Games – 449 Main Street
The Orange Door – 370 Main Street
The Quilters Studio – 364 Main Street
Used Book Emporium – 346 Main Street
Food & Drink:
Abbondanza Pizzeria – 461 Main Street
Flavor of India – 516 Main Street
Martinis Bistro – 543 Terry Street
Mike O’Shays – 512 Main Street
PumpHouse – 540 Main Street
Sun Rose Café – 379 Main Street
The Dickens Tavern – 300 Main Street
Ziggi’s Coffee House – 400 Main Street
Health & Beauty:
Body & Laser Aesthetics – 6300 Coffman Street
Dr Bruce Sessions – 541 Main Street
Ella’s Hair Studio – 515 Main Street, Suite A
Inspire Salon – 512 Main Street
Mountain Spirit Healing Center – 713 3rd Avenue
Willow Creek Wellness – 713 3rd Avenue
Longmont by the Numbers
Doing Business Downtown
| Office space (square feet) | 386,000 |
| Retail/entertainment space (square feet) | 267,000 |
| Warehouse/manufacturing space (square feet) | 115,400 |
| Public parking spaces | 4,150 |
| Highways coming into Downtown | 2 |
| Acres in the Downtown District | 242 |
| Vehicles per day on Main Street | 27,000 |
Source: Longmont Retail Opportunities Study, April 2006
Longmont Population
| Total population | 86,603 |
| Projected growth by 2011 | 10.40% |
| Female | 50.10% |
| Male | 49.90% |
All demographic information from Metro Denver Economic Development Council, October 2006
Residents by age
| Under 20 years | 28.20% |
| Age 20-34 | 19.90% |
| Age 35-54 | 30.80% |
| Age 55 and up | 21.10% |
| Median age | 36.1 |
Household income
| Estimated average household income | $75,959 |
| Estimated per capita household income | $28,653 |
Distance to Downtown from Local Cities
| Boulder | 15 miles |
| Loveland | 18 miles |
| Denver | 35 miles |
| Fort Collins | 40 miles |
| Greeley | 40 miles |
| Cheyenne | 78 miles |
| Colorado Springs | 105 miles |
| Grand Junction | 276 miles |
Longmont Economic Development Council, May 2007
Contact Us
Longmont Downtown Development Authority
528 Main Street, Longmont, CO 80501
303.651.8484
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Parking Allocation Study
Over the course of the summer of 2001, Felsburg Holt and Ullevig worked with the City of Longmont to study the daytime parking situation in the Downtown area. The study’s goal was to provide the city with a set of recommendations that equitably allocates existing public parking in the non-residential portions of Downtown to improve the convenience and availability of spaces for employees, retail customers and residents of the area. The process included reviewing the City’s 1999 parking study, collecting additional parking data in key areas, conducting a survey of local businesses to determine their parking needs, and soliciting input from the public.
Project Objectives
- Confirm Results of City’s Parking Study Supply Demand Problem Areas
- Assess Existing & Future Parking Demand (Based on Land Use and Employment) Short term Demand Long Term Demand
- Allocate Spaces Based on Demand Maximize Efficient Use of Supply
- Minimize Impacts Identify Future Needs
Results
Overall, an adequate number of spaces are available in the study area. However, on several individual blocks, the demand for either two-hour or all-day parking is greater than the number of parking spaces available.
Employees won’t use all-day parking spaces unless they are conveniently located. Chain parking by some employees was observed throughout the area, while at the same time, other employees are parking in the neighborhoods instead of along mixed-use blocks because the neighborhood spaces are closer to their place of employment.
Parking is needed for customers who want to visit the area for more than two hours.
Based on these results, a preliminary set of recommendations was developed and presented to the City’s parking task force, City Council and the LDDA.
Downtown District Projects
LDDA projects have included public improvements and streetscaping, as well as redevelopment of the Sixth Avenue Plaza on Main Street and St. Stephen’s Plaza on Main Street and 5th Avenue.
In 2005, Longmont voted to extend tax-increment financing (TIF) for five additional years and approved debt up to $10 million for Downtown development projects.
Additionally, LDDA is examining potential connections among Downtown Longmont, FasTracks, redevelopment of the Flour Mill and the potential of a cultural arts center.
About the Longmont GID
The General Improvement District (GID) is a special tax district. The Downtown Longmont GID originally was formed in 1966 to finance Downtown projects such as parking, beautification and landscaping, creation of mid-block pedestrian walkways and acquisition of necessary land and improvements in connection with these projects.
The City Council, acting as the GID Board of Directors, contracts with the LDDA to carry out the functions of the GID. The original bonded indebtedness incurred in 1967 was paid off at the end of 1991. The parking lots, breezeways and streetscape maintenance program are funded in part by a mill levy collected within the GID.
LDDA Programs
LDDA sponsors two major events each year. The Festival on Main wraps up the summer every August with live music, kids’ rides and activities, food and shopping. In November or December, the Celebration of Lights brings holiday spirit Downtown with shopping, festive window displays, lights, food and music. The LDDA encourages Downtown businesses to participate actively in these events with special promotions, later business hours and exciting promotions.
Throughout the year, the LDDA promotes the Downtown District with advertising in local media and partnerships with other Longmont organizations. LDDA works constantly to help business owners and property owners make the most of their presence Downtown.
In addition, LDDA offers several business incentive programs. Read about those here.
Board of Directors
LDDA is governed by a board made up of seven property owners or business owners appointed by the City Council to four-year, unpaid volunteer terms. The Board also includes two ex-officio members, one representing the City of Longmont and the other representing St. Vrain Valley Schools.
Board meetings take place the fourth Wednesday of every month at 4:15 at the LDDA building at 528 Main St. Board openings are posted at the Longmont Civic Center and are advertised in the Longmont Times-Call newspaper.
Board members must be registered voters within Longmont city limits for one year prior to being appointed, as well as be an owner of property or business within the LDDA boundaries.
Current Board members:
Joseph L. Perrotto
(303) 652.8868 (w)
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Term Expires: 06/30/2014
Bill Sawyers
(303) 651.0889 (w)
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Term expires 6/30/2014
Sharon Smith-Eisler
(303) 931.8529 (day)
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Term expires 06/30/2013
Burbidge Norman Mather Austin, Esq.
(303) 772.1625
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Term expires 6/30/2013
Robert Goff
(303) 485.5020 (w)
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Term expires 6/30/2012
Larry Stauss
(303) 774.2923(w)
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Term Expires: 6/30/2012
Council Member: Alex Sammoury
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Ex-Officio Member:
Jim Golden, Finance Director
City of Longmont
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LDDA Staff:
(vacant), Executive Director
(303) 651.8484 ext. 1
Denise Crosby, Executive Assistant
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(303) 651.8484 ext. 2
Aaron Pirnack, Marketing and Events Coordinator
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(303) 651.8484 ext. 3
Click Here to view meeting schedules, agendas and minutes, as well as board member duties.
The affairs of the Longmont Downtown Development Authority are under the direct supervision and control of its Board. The Board has all powers customarily vested in a board of directors of a corporation: the power to exercise supervisory control over the director and staff of the Authority; to study and analyze the impact of economic changes and metropolitan growth on the Central Business District; to plan and propose, within the Plan Area, plans of development for public facilities and other improvements to public or private property and to implement any such plan of development; to cooperate with other governmental entities, particularly the City of Longmont and its Planning Department, in development; to cooperate with other governmental entities, particularly the City of Longmont and its Planning Department in developing long-range development plans; to make and enter into all contracts necessary or incidental to the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties; and to utilize tax increment revenues, as set forth in the laws of the State of Colorado and the Longmont Municipal Charter.
For information about the duties and responsibilities of the City of Longmont boards and commissions or how to apply for a position on a board or commission, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (303) 651-8649 or access the City’s Web site at http://www.ci.longmont.co.us.
About
In 1982, the Longmont City Council and the Longmont electorate created the Longmont Downtown Development Authority (LDDA) to revitalize the City’s Downtown commercial core.
The LDDA encompasses 242 acres Downtown. Since 1982, more than $45 million in public and private funds have been invested in new and renovated buildings in the Longmont Downtown District.
LDDA Newsletters:
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Holiday, 2007
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