Tag: bob loevy
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City Planning Commission applies mixed-use commercial zoning in residential area | Bob Loevy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By a vote of 8 to 1, the city Planning Commission recently approved MX-N (mixed-use commercial) zoning in a residential block of the Old North End neighborhood that currently contains only one-family and two-family housing.…
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Older neighborhoods vs. affordable housing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the past two years, a battle has been raging for control over the character and livability of older neighborhoods in cities throughout the Front Range of Colorado. The older neighborhoods, most of them clustered…
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The first four years of Historic Neighborhood Partnership
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Historic Neighborhoods Partnership, an alliance of Colorado Springs volunteer homeowners’ associations, is now four years old. It supports the efforts of neighborhoods to preserve their present character and maintain themselves as desirable urban places to live. HNP began in 2021 with conversations between Monica Hobbs,…
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New state law could force zoning changes in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Volunteer neighborhood associations in Colorado Springs, particularly those surrounding the downtown area, are waiting to see what the city government’s reaction is going to be to House Bill 1313. HB 1313 was passed by the legislature in spring 2024 and is taking effect this summer…
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Colorado Springs will challenge state law on accessory dwelling units
The City Planning Department is drafting an accessory dwelling units (ADUs) law that works for the city and is best for the city and pays less attention to state requirements for ADUs enacted by the legislature earlier this year. According to City Planning Director Kevin Walker, the city planners had been working hard to make…
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Plan urges upgrades in southeast Colorado Springs | Cronin and Loevy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 52-page plan for improving public infrastructure and facilities in southeast Colorado Springs was recently released by the city government. “Southeast Strong” is a long list of suggestions for increasing the quality of life in that important section of our town. The northern boundary of…
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Think twice before allowing two accessory dwelling units behind every single-family home | Bob Loevy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The many volunteer homeowner associations that surround downtown Colorado Springs are organizing to strenuously resist changes to single-family zoning being proposed by the city government. Among those associations is the Old North End Neighborhood, located between Colorado College and Penrose Hospital along North Cascade and…
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How Colorado regions voted: Front Range for Harris, rural counties for Trump | Cronin and Loevy
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado maintained its position as among the most Democratic Party-oriented states in the 2024 presidential election. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris defeated Republican candidate Donald Trump by 11 percentage points in Colorado. She won about 54%…
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Colorado College got off to a rocky start | Cronin and Loevy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It is the 150th anniversary of Colorado College. The college was founded in 1874 and located in Colorado Springs because of a generous gift of land for a campus from Colorado Springs founder William Jackson Palmer. The first order of business at Colorado College in…
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PRINT Skyway: A mountainside residential neighborhood | Cronin and Loevy (copy)
Imagine a neighborhood of classic post-World War II ranch houses that is built on a lower mountainside of the Rockies. The farther up the mountainside the ranch homes go, the more expansive the views of the city below and the great Eastern Plains beyond. The scenic views from the higher-up homes are particularly gorgeous at…