Boulevard Neighborhood Association

Connecting Neighbors along Durango’s East Third Avenue, since 1984

The Boulevard Neighborhood Association (BNA) is a group of residents who come together to grow community and take action for Durango’s oldest residential neighborhood. We work to protect historic residential character, our schools, churches, and signature green amenities. We encourage civility and public safety, promote citizen participation, and educate and support neighbors in their desire to maintain quality of life within our City. We encourage you to learn more, and to join!

Since 1984… We Have a Plan!

  • Christmas Eve Luminaria

    Planning for the 2024 Christmas Eve Luminaria display is now underway. Friend of the BNA Joann Hards has offered to co-chair with last year's event coordinator Kristen Phillips. In June, the BNA issued an appeal and many contributed to help with the display's cost- typically it is the largest item in the BNA annual budget. We hope you will now step in to help: there are many ways to participate; click below to know how.

    Support Luminaria

  • Warm Clothing Drive

    The Boulevard Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a Warm Clothing Drive. You can donate new or gently used items to help our community stay warm this winter.
    The following clean items will be accepted:
    Warm coats, gloves, hats, and socks
    Sweaters and hooded sweatshirts
    Fleece items
    Thermal underwear
    Winter boots
    Down clothing
    Wool clothing
    Sleeping bags
    Drop off donations December 10 & 11 at 1404 E. 3rd Avenue or 457 E. 3rd Avenue.
    If unable to drop off, please call for pickup on December 11
    Nancy Mills 541.419.1434 or Jenna Kade 614.353.5755

  • Photo: Russ Kimble

    Celebrating with Maxine Peterson

    A potluck brunch was held in Mason Park Sunday September 8 to celebrate with and honor Maxine Peterson, Boulevard resident since 1972 and Durango’s first female mayor. The BNA was so pleased Maxine's four children, who she raised in Durango, with her husband Pete, could all attend as well.

    With help from the City of Durango, the BNA has planted an oak tree in Maxine’s honor in the 900 block of the Boulevard median, on the east side. We hope to soon place a plaque to identify the tree for all time.
    Photo: Russ Kimble, BNA

  • UPDATE: Malfunction Junction

    Are the brakes being applied to a proposed roundabout at the north end of of E. Third Avenue? From agenda for the City Council meeting on September 4th:
    "City staff recommends that the MidTown Safety and Connectivity Project progress to final design... as a standalone project. This will allow further evaluation of the alternatives for the Florida/15th/3rd intersection on a separate timeline, and allow the critical safety and connectivity improvements to be made to the MidTown area."

  • Is a Parking Plan in the Boulevard's Future?

    Not in the near future, it seems. A meeting held June 26 was disappointing to neighbors who had hoped for progress towards a Neighborhood Parking Permit Program. A program was recommended in the City's 2022 Comprehensive Parking Management Plan. Some meeting attendees concluded it was poorly run; that information on successful residential parking permit programs in other cities was lacking; and that a requirement to have 50% or more residents in favor of a permit program is an unrealistic goal. Results of "Quick Polls" and a video recording of the meeting are available on the City's website.

  • Boulevard History

    October will mark forty years that East Third Avenue has been on the National Register of Historic Places. To commemorate, we are compiling a history on the process that got us there. Look for it in an upcoming Special Edition Newsletter. Sign up by clicking the button below.

    Special Edition Newsletter

Join the BNA:
We’d love to have you!

Lifetime Member $150

Annual Member $100

Friend $50 annually

Your participation in the Boulevard Neighborhood Association helps further our mission and vision.

  • Lifetime or Annual Membership

    Property owners on Third Avenue and within the BNA historic zone overlay are eligible for Full Membership. Members vote at annual meetings and are eligible to serve on the Board of Directors. If a Member sells their Boulevard property, membership is commuted to level of Friend.

  • Membership as a Friend

    Residents and renters on Third Avenue (non-property owners) are eligible for Friend of the BNA Membership. Friends can participate by serving on an ad hoc committee of their interest. A residents of another Durango neighborhood may also join as Friend of the BNA.

    Dues or donations are tax deductible, consult your tax preparer/ professional.

How many fairy doors have you spotted along the Boulevard?

Do you have an item of interest you want to share? Whether you live on The Boulevard or in another Durango neighborhood, your ideas and concerns matter. We also appreciate photo submissions of neighborhood life on the Boulevard. Please send in .jpg form.