Tag: downtown partnership
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Colorado Springs City Council approves Elevate Downtown plan guiding area’s future investment
The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday approved a new document that will guide downtown’s continued development and future investment for the next decade and beyond. The council voted 8-1 to approve the Elevate Downtown plan, with Councilmember Dave Donelson opposed. The 230-page document is a strategic update to the city’s 2016 Experience Downtown Plan…
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New downtown gym opens with owners hoping to provide fresh take on workout space
Residents and workers in downtown Colorado Springs have a fresh workout option. Iron Wild Fitness, 324 E. Pikes Peak Ave., officially opened on May 4 during the city’s Small Business Week. The gym features U.S.-made free weights, cardio machines and weight machines and a free movement space that founders Aaron Kaufman and Bonnie Rivera want to…
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Downtown Colorado Springs sees residential momentum, gains visitors in 2025: Report
The number of residents living in downtown Colorado Springs in 2025 was nearly double what it was in 2024, more people visited the area last year, nearly 40 new businesses opened and total sales increased nearly 7% from 2024 — key trends that illustrate downtown remains among the city’s top places to live, work and…
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Mayor Mobolade signs deal providing extra $700,000 to Clean & Safe program
The City of Colorado Springs is providing an additional $700,000 to expand the security side of the Clean & Safe pilot program in downtown Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade signed off on the supplemental funding on Tuesday morning to give the pilot program additional support for the rest of 2026, supported by the Downtown Partnership…
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Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs names new CEO
Chelsea Gondeck has been named the chief executive officer of the Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs. Gondeck, who first joined the organization in 2021 and has served as its interim CEO since June, will begin her permanent position Jan. 1. The nonprofit merchant group announced her appointment during its holiday mixer on Thursday evening. The…
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Colorado Springs, Manitou stores gear up for Small Business Saturday
One family was visiting the Little Heartshake in Old Colorado City from out of town. They had visited several others throughout the region, but far and away the Little Heartshake was the biggest hit, they told the employee working the register. Wednesday afternoon was a busy day for the shop, with roughly seven or eight…
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High rises? Public bathrooms? Rough draft of downtown master plan lays out the new priorities
A plan being finished by the Downtown Partnership over the next month lays out a new focus to guide improvements in downtown Colorado Springs during the next decade. The Experience Downtown Master Plan is receiving its first update since 2016. After a year of public surveys and conversations with local businesses, the partnership gave a…
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City officials celebrate growth but downtown missing ‘holy grail’
Neighborhoodification. Yes, it’s a word. At least in the dictionaries owned by the Downtown Partnership and those who have spurred other downtown revitalization projects. And it is at the core of how downtown is evolving as various projects are completed, housing units opened and new residents moved in, speakers at the 28th Annual Downtown Partnership…
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Are homeless people in Colorado Springs just park hopping?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dewy grass and rain-freshened walkways at the Bijou Street entrance to Monument Valley Park gave a glimpse last Thursday morning of what Colorado Springs’ founder, Gen. William Jackson Palmer, had in mind when he donated the land and created his city’s signature public green space.…
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Expansion of Colorado Springs’ ‘sit-lie’ ordinance passes despite objections
The expansion of a “sit/lie” ordinance that prohibits anyone from blocking access and movements on sidewalks, alleys, roads and other public right of way in the central and westside commercial districts of Colorado Springs received final approval from City Council Tuesday, but not without objections. Councilwoman Yolanda Avila said in voting against the proposal at…