Title
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Colorado Springs approving the Southeast Strong Neighborhood Plan and Community Strategy, together known as the Southeast Strong Neighborhood Plan.
(Legislative)
Council District 4
Presenter:
Page Saulsbury, Comprehensive Planner II, City Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department
Body
Summary:
The Southeast Strong Neighborhood Plan and Community Strategy (Plan) is the first neighborhood and community planning project proposed under PlanCOS' Vibrant Neighborhoods key initiative for a Neighborhood Planning Program. It outlines priorities, goals, and strategies related to economic development, mobility, and housing, along with other determinants identified through a locally informed public input process. The Plan is tactical and advisory and will help guide efforts and efficient use of public and community-based resources. The Plan reflects a City-community partnership and reinforces public and private investment initiatives where new development is trending in the area ensuring strategic coordination.
The planning area is geographically located between Interstate 25 and Powers Boulevard with a northern boundary of Fountain Boulevard and a southern boundary along Milton E Proby Parkway. It includes six PlanCOS neighborhoods: Spring Creek, Pikes Peak Park North, Pikes Peak Park South, Southborough, Deerfield Hills, and Soaring Eagle. Map of Neighborhood Plan area: https://coloradosprings.gov/document/plan4aadjusted6202107132022.pdf
The Plan's goals and strategies enhance neighborhood livability and safety while also encouraging neighborhood pride and reinvestment in alignment with PlanCOS, the Unified Development Code, and the City's Strategic Plan. To achieve these goals, the Plan is broken into two volumes: the Neighborhood Plan and a Community Strategy. The Neighborhood Plan focuses on specific City-led efforts, actions, and programming goals, while the C...
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