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A Resolution Supporting a Paths to Parks Grant Application to Great Outdoors Colorado for the Legacy Loop Paths to Parks Project
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From:
Karen Palus, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Chris Lieber, Parks Development Manager
Summary:
The Legacy Loop Paths to Parks Project is a grant-supported trail development project focused on expanding access to outdoor recreation, increasing trail connectivity, and improving park and trail amenities for Colorado Springs' youth and families. This project will improve the safety and multi-use functionality of the Pikes Peak Greenway, create a regionally significant east-west trail connection along the Rock Island trail corridor, and expand recreational offerings within Monument Valley Park. With a daily average of 830 trail users counted at the Pike Peak Greenway near Colorado College, the Legacy Loop project will support downtown revitalization efforts by enhancing one of the most popular recreational and active transportation amenities in the Pikes Peak Region.
The Legacy Loop Project is inspired by William Jackson Palmer's bold vision of a vibrant, livable city where the essential functions of mobility and access are linked to the restorative and recreational power of parks, open space, and trails. From the earliest days of Colorado Springs, a central part of this vision has been the completion of a trail and park network ringing downtown. The Legacy Loop grant application provides an excellent opportunity to make significant progress towards realization of this goal.
The Legacy Loop project is supported by the recently adopted Park System Master Plan, the Monument Valley Park Master Plan, and a diversity of partner organizations including the Greenway Foundation, Kids on Bikes, and the Friends of Monument Valley Park.
This Resolution of Support is for a $1,000,000 dollar grant application to Great Outdoors Colorado's (GOCO) Paths to Parks grant program. Addition...
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