Tag: did you ever wonder
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EVER WONDER: Good news about Dublin Boulevard
Dublin Boulevard is a divided roadway for its entire length except for a short length just west of Powers to Bridle Path Drive. When will that short section be expanded to a divided road and why is it not that way now? – Carl Bozung ANSWER: There’s good news for you. City Traffic Engineer David Krauth had answered…
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EVER WONDER: Good news about Dublin Boulevard
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dublin Boulevard is a divided roadway for its entire length except for a short length just west of Powers to Bridle Path Drive. When will that short section be expanded to a divided road and why is…
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EVER WONDER: Who’s Templeton and what’s the Gap?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I recently gave a talk at the Colorado Springs Senior Center on my book, “Insider’s Guide to Colorado Springs.” When it came to the Q&A portion, they all started asking about street names. I did…
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EVER WONDER: UCCS police issue tickets and it’s OK
I live in the Cragmor neighborhood and I’ve notice that the UCCS police are handing out tickets for violations that are not on the school property. For example, there is a stop sign at the corner of Mount View Lane and Acacia (Drive). There’s a church across the street (where) a city policeman typically sits…
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EVER WONDER: UCCS police issue tickets and it’s OK
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I live in the Cragmor neighborhood and I’ve notice that the UCCS police are handing out tickets for violations that are not on the school property. For example, there is a stop sign at the…
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EVER WONDER: So, Pedro, what’s up with Manitou?
My tween said she heard Manitou Springs was in that movie classic “Napoleon Dynamite.” True?— Candy ANSWER: Yes, indeed, it got a mention. I’ll borrow from myself with an answer I posted a couple of years ago. When smarmy Uncle Rico is eyeing Starla and trying to sell her his Bust Must Plus, he says, “Now…
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EVER WONDER: So, Pedro, what’s up with Manitou?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save My tween said she heard Manitou Springs was in that movie classic “Napoleon Dynamite.” True?— Candy ANSWER: Yes, indeed, it got a mention. I’ll borrow from myself with an answer I posted a couple of years…
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EVER WONDER: Different speed limits on Marksheffel
QUESTION: Why is the improved, widened section of Marksheffel — between Platte and Constitution — marked now as 45 mph, while the unimproved section that is still only one lane in each direction marked 55? Seems like the signs could be switched!- Erik B. ANSWER: We checked with city traffic engineer David Krauth, who said…
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EVER WONDER: Different speed limits on Marksheffel
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save QUESTION: Why is the improved, widened section of Marksheffel — between Platte and Constitution — marked now as 45 mph, while the unimproved section that is still only one lane in each direction marked 55?…
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EVER WONDER: Public to be involved in plan for missing street lights
QUESTION: Can you please find out why Woodmen between Rangewood and Duryea (where the driveway to Wal-Mart is, just east of Powers) is so dark. There are 19 street lights in a row, all off, and all have an orange band on them, whatever that means. I was under the impression that only every other…