Tag: blodgett open space
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Happy Trails: Getting to know the growing sides of Blodgett Open Space in Colorado Springs
Amid Colorado Springs’ mountain backdrop, Blodgett Peak is a regal standout. People have long gotten to know the open space near the pointy peak’s foot. In more recent years, they’ve gotten to know the open space that has expanded south. And this summer, they could get to know a whole new side. Trails are expected…
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Trackchairs coming to 2 more parks in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs officials are expanding a program aimed at getting people with disabilities out on the trails. Since last year, the city’s Parks Department has reserved free, guided trips at Red Rock Canyon and Blodgett…
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Neighbors concerned about new open space in Colorado Springs
A draft plan for a new open space in Colorado Springs was recently presented, ending in applause from an audience foreseeing the next great escape around the city’s southwest mountains. Not all were happy. “Think about us please,” Sandie Gilliam pleaded to the crowd, referring to her fellow residents of the Broadmoor Bluffs neighborhood. The…
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New trails, open space plans, quarry reclamation: Colorado Springs parks goals for 2025
What’s on David Deitemeyer’s desk heading into the new year? “My desk is messy,” joked the senior administrator for the city of Colorado Springs’ Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) program. “There’s a lot of great stuff going on this year.” A decision due this month from City Council will be “great” to some and…
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5 short trails for shorter days in Colorado Springs
It’s that time of year when the days are shorter and our time outside is seemingly all the more precious. To beat the sun setting over the Front Range, we must look to shorter trails. Trails such as these — easy to reach and offering variety in different parts of Colorado Springs: Mesa Trail, Palmer…
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New program brings all-terrain wheelchairs to Colorado Springs trails
Colorado Springs’ parks department has launched a program aimed at getting people with disabilities on trails previously out of reach. They can now roam on a Trackchair, perched atop tank-like conveyor wheels alongside friends, family and knowledgeable staff or volunteers. The city last fall announced acquiring two vehicles with funding through Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s…
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Reduced parking, trail expansions ahead for contested open space in Colorado Springs
With the Colorado Springs City Council’s approval this week, officials are moving ahead with trail concepts outlined in a hotly-contested master plan for Blodgett Open Space. The stated idea had been to move ahead on new trail construction this summer at the open space that has expanded to 384 acres in recent years. But neighbors…
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Fifth-year Pikes Peak Apex maintains mission to be ‘world-class’ mountain bike race
A mountain bike race unlike any before in Colorado Springs heads into its fifth year with an eye, as ever, toward the future. Starting June 7, the three-day Pikes Peak APEX aims to draw closer to 200 riders, up from last year’s 162, said organizer Micah Rice. For the event boasting big mileage and elevation…
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Opponents appeal master plan for Colorado Springs open space
Following approvals from Colorado Springs’ parks board and the committee overseeing trails and open space spending, the fight continues against a master plan more than a year in the making. Regarding the 108-page document outlining future development and management of an expanded Blodgett Open Space on the city’s northwest side, only one “no” vote came…
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Opponents appeal master plan for Colorado Springs’ Blodgett Open Space
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Following approvals from Colorado Springs’ parks board and the committee overseeing trails and open space spending, the fight continues against a master plan more than a year in the making. Regarding the 108-page document outlining future development and management of an expanded Blodgett Open Space on the city’s northwest side, only one “no” vote came…