Following extensive community input, Shooks Run now has a recommended corridor theme that will guide how infrastructure improvements and enhancements are implemented over the next 50 years. You are invited to help define the next level of detail that will result in the Envision Shooks Run Facilities Master Plan.
What: Envision Shooks Run Public Workshop #4
When: Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: (Doors open at 5 p.m.)
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Presentation/Project Update
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Topic Station Discussions
Where: First Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall
219 E. Bijou St.
(corner of Weber St. and Bijou St.),
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(Enter on the Weber St. side of the building.
Free parking is to the east of the building,
southeast corner of Bijou St. and Weber St.)
The Transformative Theme: Following several months and hundreds of public comments / suggestions received during the workshops, neighborhood and small group meetings, and elected official meetings, the community has directed the City toward a theme focused on using transportation, infrastructure and parks as seeds to encourage economic growth along the Shooks Run corridor.
"This corridor theme includes the necessary bridge and stormwater/drainage improvements, and goes beyond a linear park to establish a new vision for the Shooks Run corridor as a central part of the City," said Aaron Egbert, City project manager. "The desire expressed by the public is for the improvements to help stimulate new uses along the corridor benefitting the greater community, and tying parts of the corridor more closely to the ongoing revitalization of downtown," he said. "The Recommended Theme is the most transformative, and will provide guidance for future changes along the corridor. Therefore, during the June 14 public workshop, the project team would like public feedback on several topics specific to the Recommended Theme including environmental/historical preservation, neighborhood character planning and impacts, public safety, drainage/infrastructure, improved connections, destination enhancements/community amenities, partnership opportunities, business/development opportunities, and capital improvements/maintenance funding," said Egbert. "There will also be an opportunity for directly affected property owners to speak with members of the project team."
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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.
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