October 2015      
Welcome!
 
Welcome to the Envision Shooks Run e-newsletter. Future e-newsletters will be sent periodically with project updates, upcoming meeting schedules and other useful information about the study.
In This Issue
Public Open House
Keypad Polling Results
Community Values
Study Area

 
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Project Contacts 

 

City Website: 

http://coloradosprings.gov 

 

Project Website:

envisionshooksrun.com

 

City of Colorado Springs

Aaron Egbert 719/385-5465
   
Project Consultant - FHU 
Dan Krueger, 719/314-1800
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Community Planning Efforts
 

Study Schedule

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Public Meeting - June 18, 2015
City of Colorado Springs
City Engineering/Project Manager
(Click on link above and scroll to bottom of page)
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Help Plan the Long-term Future
of Shooks Run Corridor

You are Invited to the 2nd  Session in a Series of Public Workshops to Identify Needed Improvements and Opportunities for this Important Community Asset.
DATE: Thurs., October 29, 2015
TIME: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Palmer High School Gymnasium
325 N. Wahsatch Avenue, Colorado Springs, 80903

During this citizen-involved, collaborative workshop,
corridor theme options will be explored based on the challenges and opportunities identified by you, community participants, at the June workshop. As citizens with an interest in the corridor, your first-hand knowledge and ideas are important to us. Please plan to attend and provide your input.

Building upon the historic vision for the Shooks Run corridor, this study will lead to a prioritized plan for future construction of much needed multi-modal transportation and drainage improvements to the aging infrastructure. In addition, enhancement opportunities that maximize community benefits for all who use the corridor will be evaluated. 

(In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the City of Colorado Springs will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this workshop should make the request as soon as possible by calling 719/488-5908, but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.)
 Keypad Polling Results
from June 18 Public Meeting Workshop

While the results are not statistically representative, they provide a snapshot of the opinions and viewpoints of the approximate 155 citizens who participated in the first Envision Shooks Run public workshop held June 18.

Overall, participants in the keypad polling session in particular favored enhancing connections (of various types) from Shooks Run to other destinations and assets in the area and between different parts of the corridor. They would like Shooks Run to better connect them to the water, and they largely support the ideas and the vision of the Legacy Loop, the City's Parks Plan, and Imagine Downtown. Participants also expressed concern about the safety and overall appearance or aesthetics of Shooks Run currently, and they support efforts to enhance parks and open spaces, public spaces, natural areas, and streetscapes and other places along the corridor.

Overall, the group supported a "connected" Shooks Run corridor, a different look and feel in different segments, and a secluded and natural, open channel. CLICK HERE to view the results from each question.
Shooks Run Community Values

LEARN MORE about the community values established from citizens participation during the June public workshop.

The Envision Shooks Run study focuses on one of the more important stream corridors in the central part of the City of Colorado Springs. The project area is generally located to the east of Downtown Colorado Springs, between the Patty Jewett Golf Course area to the north, and the Fountain Creek corridor, to the south. It encompasses the southeastern quadrant of the Legacy Loop trail.
 
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