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City planners, child support groups, older downtown neighborhoods work toward childcare facilities | Bob Loevy
The Colorado Springs Planning Department, interest groups working for the well-being of small children, and the older established downtown neighborhoods are all talking to each other and trying to work out a plan for increasing the number of child care facilities in our community. That is because there is a mounting child care crisis in…
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2026 will be a big Democratic year, unless President Trump avoids the ‘sixth-year’ jinx | Bob Loevy
Here is analysis of which political party, Democratic or Republican, will win the 2026 general elections for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives this November. Because the president will not be on the ballot in November, such elections are often referred to as “midterm” elections. More important, however, these elections are occurring…
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Elevate Downtown Plan eyes beautification opportunities | Cronin and Loevy
More plans and projects from the Elevate Downtown Plan, a major study of downtown Colorado Springs, were recently released by the Downtown Development Authority. The study area was bounded by Cache la Poudre Street to the north, the Shooks Run area to the east, the Mill Street and Lowell neighborhoods to the south, and Monument…
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Pikes Peak: Let’s keep it the most notable thing on our western skyline
The idea of Colorado Springs as a beautiful residential city located at the foot of a spectacular Rocky Mountain – Pikes Peak – came into existence on July 27th, 1869. On that day, William Jackson Palmer, previously a general in the Union Army during the Civil War, camped in a spectacular red rock area at…
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City Planning Commission applies mixed-use commercial zoning in residential area | Bob Loevy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By a vote of 8 to 1, the city Planning Commission recently approved MX-N (mixed-use commercial) zoning in a residential block of the Old North End neighborhood that currently contains only one-family and two-family housing.…
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Older neighborhoods vs. affordable housing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the past two years, a battle has been raging for control over the character and livability of older neighborhoods in cities throughout the Front Range of Colorado. The older neighborhoods, most of them clustered…
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The first four years of Historic Neighborhood Partnership
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Historic Neighborhoods Partnership, an alliance of Colorado Springs volunteer homeowners’ associations, is now four years old. It supports the efforts of neighborhoods to preserve their present character and maintain themselves as desirable urban places to live. HNP began in 2021 with conversations between Monica Hobbs,…
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New state law could force zoning changes in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Volunteer neighborhood associations in Colorado Springs, particularly those surrounding the downtown area, are waiting to see what the city government’s reaction is going to be to House Bill 1313. HB 1313 was passed by the legislature in spring 2024 and is taking effect this summer…
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Cronin & Loevy: El Paso County Bar Association affirms values in U.S. Constitution
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, remarked in April that, “We are all afraid.” She may have been speaking about her congressional colleagues or, more broadly, about people in public life. Murkowski also warned there was a serious fear at the moment of “retaliation” in public life in the United States. Many others, including the local…
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Here are three more Colorado cities supporting strong home rule powers | Bob Loevy
Let’s continue our close look at the six Colorado cities suing Gov. Jared Polis and the legislature for enacting two new laws that limit the home-rule powers of cities along the Front Range. As pointed out last week, the new laws deny cities the power to require off-street parking for certain new apartment buildings. They…