Love Your Block (Reno City Council Meeting 3.11.26)

This City of Reno meeting update from March 11, 2026, highlighted recent and upcoming council activities with a focus on community development and infrastructure projects. Key procurement-related discussions included the acceptance of a $60,000 grant from Johns Hopkins University to support the Love Your Block program, which funds neighborhood improvement projects such as cleanups, public art, and landscaping. The program is fully grant-funded, requiring no local taxpayer dollars, and offers mini-grants between $500 and $5,000 to residents and groups in Ward 1. Additionally, the council is set to consider contract approvals for the 2026 preventative maintenance street projects covering 45 miles of roadway, patching 77 streets, and constructing 10 pedestrian ramps, as well as a contract for the Colorado River Boulevard sidewalk improvement project funded by community development block grant funds. These infrastructure contracts represent significant capital improvements aimed at enhancing public spaces and transportation infrastructure in Reno.