Kids watch a performance by Neil McIntyre at a Summer Morning Fun: Hip Hop for Kids event from the balcony at Library 21C Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)
Briargate encompasses more than 9,600 acres on Colorado Springs’ north side and was master planned about three decades ago. It’s bursting with residential cul-de-sacs, features District 20 schools, and boasts a variety of shops and places of worship.
At the Promenade Shops at Briargate, visitors will find higher-end retailers and restaurants including Banana Republic, lululemon athletica, Apple, Biaggi’s and Bird Dog BBQ, which recently was voted No. 1 for barbecue by readers of The Gazette in the annual Best of the Springs contest.
About 2 1/2 miles away sits Rampart Park, popular for its dog park and Pikes Peak BMX track.
The track is home to weekly BMX races and State Games of America and Rocky Mountain State Games events, and is open daily, weather permitting.
Nearby, John Venezia Community Park has been planned with orchards, playgrounds, fountains, trails and sports facilities. It is projected to open in 2017.
A few new and noteworthy businesses have popped up in Briargate in recent years. Paper Source, a Chicago-based chain that sells specialty papers, custom invitations and craft supplies, opened its doors this summer at the Promenade Shops. And Pikes Peak Library District’s Library 21c is an innovative new facility with 3-D printers, sewing machines, tools and workspaces open to the public as well as a Business and Entrepreneurial Center with instruction on programming, languages, game development and hands-on training and job-seeking support.
The Briargate community boasts several trails and bike paths frequented by residents, workers and visitors.
Pine Creek, another planned community on the edge of city limits, sits northwest of Briargate. The houses in Pine Creek are built according to strict design and architectural guidelines. The area is home to the public Pine Creek Golf Club, which opened in 1988 and offers a sweeping view of the Colorado Springs skyline and Pikes Peak.
Kids watch a performance by Neil McIntyre at a Summer Morning Fun: Hip Hop for Kids event from the balcony at Library 21C Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)Children dance to a beatbox performance by Neil McIntyre at a Summer Morning Fun: Hip Hop for Kids event at Library 21C Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette (Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette)The color guard for the Rampart High School Marching Band practices in a field in front of the D-20 high School Thursday, August 13, 2015. The band was also practicing for the upcoming competitions this fall. CAROL LAWRENCE/THE GAZETTE (CAROL LAWRENCE,THE GAZETTE)People come and go from the Rampart Dog Park located off Lexington Drive in the Briargate neighborhood Thursday August 13, 2015. CAROL LAWRENCE/THE GAZETTE (CAROL LAWRENCE,THE GAZETTE)MacKenna Eudaley, 12, takes off down the course of the Rampart BMX Park in the Briargate neighborhood Thursday August 13, 2015. CAROL LAWRENCE/THE GAZETTE (CAROL LAWRENCE,THE GAZETTE)Patio homes and apartments from the vantage point of the Rampart BMX Park in the Briargate neighborhood Thursday August 13, 2015. CAROL LAWRENCE/THE GAZETTE (CAROL LAWRENCE,THE GAZETTE)Pine Creek Spencer Lindsey guards Rampart Milly Cruz during the Rampart and Pine Creek girls basketball game at Rampart High School on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette (STACIE SCOTT)Registered nurse Jessica Lougeay-Benson works Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, in the pediatrics unit of Children’s Hospital Colorado at Memorial Hospital Central. University of Colorado Health and Children’s Hospital Colorado announced Friday plans to expand both the pediatric and adult services which would include a new free-standing children’s hospital next to Memorial Hospital North. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK)The Briargate neighborhood. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)People come and go from the Rampart Dog Park located off Lexington Drive in the Briargate neighborhood Thursday August 13, 2015. CAROL LAWRENCE/THE GAZETTE (CAROL LAWRENCE,THE GAZETTE)Moms workout on the courtyard fountain Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, during a Fit4Mom Stroller Strides fitness class at Chapel Hills Mall. The classes are held 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday at the mall in the winter and area parks when the weather warms up. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK)
