January 2013 - In This Issue:

Date: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013

Time: 4 - 7 p.m. (note extended time due to the number of agenda items.)

 

Location: Slocum Hall, Colorado College campus (northwest corner of Nevada Avenue and Cache La Poudre Street; building #36 on the Slocum Hall link above.) 

 

The general public is welcome to attend and observe Stakeholder Working Group meetings and provide input during designated time periods. 

Contact Us

Email:

transportationplan@coloradocollege.edu

 

Visit the project website for more information about this study:

www.coloradocollege.edu/transportationplan

 

Project Team

The College has contracted with the local land planning and urban design firm of N.E.S. Inc. to lead the seven-month study. The project team includes:  

 

Project Manager:

N.E.S., Inc.

Tim Seibert

 

Public Involvement:

Bachman pr

Lisa Bachman, APR 

Barry Grossman, APR 

 

Working Group participants offer input during the Dec. 18 meeting.

Transportation Master Plan Working Group members offered a number of community values and potential alternatives as Colorado College looks to address long- and short-term mobility and safety issues on and around the campus. A complete list of the values and alternatives suggested during the Dec. 18 meeting are included in the meeting summary. 

 

Click the following link to see a complete list of Working Group members.

 

The Jan. 29 meeting will include a discussion of the suggested alternatives to identify those that will be carried forward for further study. A complete meeting agenda will be distributed the week of Jan. 21 with the next e-newsletter. The agenda also will be posted to the study website.

Transportation Master Plan Goal: To address immediate and long-term safety and mobility of all who travel through and around the campus

 

Objectives:  Through a Stakeholder Working Group and public input, the plan will be informed by:

· Conducting a collaborative process involving stakeholder representatives of Colorado College (faculty and administration), college student body, City of Colorado Springs, neighborhoods, businesses and other community interests

· Analyzing current conditions for mobility and safety for all users within and around the Colorado College campus

· Identifying and Evaluating conflict areas that present challenges to mobility and safety

· Recommending future improvements balancing the needs and interest of the campus, the City of Colorado Springs, as well as those of neighborhoods and the community