City, county tackle 2020 priorities
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers makes a to-do list every year. He said he checked off most of his tasks for 2019. But one item didn’t get done — and it became a top priority on this year’s list....
View ArticleCity reshapes downtown parking with new tech
By this summer, Colorado Springs Parking Enterprise Director Scott Lee plans to make parking in downtown Colorado Springs a lot more convenient. The city is working with Milwaukee-based CivicSmart, a...
View ArticleCity Aud waits for vendor, vision
More than 14 months since the search started, there’s still no word on a vendor to operate and manage Colorado Springs’ City Auditorium. City officials acknowledged that the process is taking a long...
View ArticleCreekwalk accelerates on South Nevada
Development is shifting in the South Nevada Urban Renewal Area, with newly empty blocks signaling progress on the much-anticipated Creekwalk shopping center, now expected to open this winter. Other...
View ArticleCOVID-19: City, health experts ready plans
Lessons learned from the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest wildfires are helping the city and county fight the spread of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. “Every time we have a major event like that, we go...
View ArticleCity plans to remove trees for pedestrian bridge
By Pam Zubeck America the Beautiful Park stands to lose 25 mature trees for the sake of the 250-footlong pedestrian bridge from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum. One of a pair of fountains at...
View ArticleCouncil clears way to redevelop golf course
For 17 years, Mike Luoma has enjoyed a spectacular view from his townhome in a neighborhood called Fairways at Springs Ranch. The neighborhood gets its name from the Springs Ranch Golf Course. Luoma’s...
View ArticlePandemic will have mixed impact on road projects
By Pam Zubeck The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the city of Colorado Springs to shave $20 million from its budget this year. But despite that cutback, cone zones are likely to remain as prolific as...
View ArticleIncline reopening proposal stumbles
Officials of Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs were working this week to resolve an impasse over reopening of the Mount Manitou Incline. Manitou Springs City Council voted March 17 to shut down the...
View ArticleMayors shoulder burden of COVID-19, economic recovery
Mayors of the Pikes Peak region’s small towns are struggling with the state’s COVID-19 directives and relying on regional partners — and each other — to fight the pandemic. Asked at the 2020 Mayors...
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