EDUCATION

EDUCATION

Although the City of Colorado Springs is not directly involved with local education, its critical that our city and region have strong and high-performing public schools

INFILL DEVELOPMENT

INFILL DEVELOPMENT

Colorado Springs has considerable vacant and underutilized land that can be developed for housing and other purposes. With housing needs continuing to grow, the City should have stronger policies and planning processes to encourage infill and high-density development....
REGIONAL WATER

REGIONAL WATER

Water is a scarce commodity in Colorado. With that scarcity comes signifi cant policy, legal and economic challenges that directly impact homebuilding and the affordability

IMPACT FEES

IMPACT FEES

Local government has been pressured to have “growth pay for itself” over the past several years. One method that local governments turn to is the …

METRO DISTRICTS

METRO DISTRICTS

Since 1980, El Paso County’s population has increased by more than 125 percent, or 389,000 additional residents in the area. During that period,

ATTAINABLE HOUSING

ATTAINABLE HOUSING

While all housing is important, attainable housing is critical to our community’s economic health. To be a successful city, county and region, City of Colorado Springs leaders