Peak Town Square

Does Colorado Springs attract an inordinate share of homelessness? What exacerbates the problem, what do the homeless need, and how is our city doing on this? Homelessness, always an important issue, is frequently front page news these days in Colorado Springs. In this episode we get detail about the issue and what’s being done to address it. In the know are guest co-hosts Beth Roalstad, executive director of Homeward Pikes Peak and chair of the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care, and Andy Phelps, Homelessness Prevention and Response Coordinator for the City of Colorado Springs. They do some myth-busting and offer fascinating information.

Links to items mentioned in this episode:

Homeward Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak Continuum of Care

City of Colorado Springs – Preventing and Ending Homelessness

Housing First approach

Community Information Systems

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

National Health Care for the Homeless Council

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Four citizens discuss flaws in the proposed amendments to the Banning Lewis Ranch annexation agreement, and the shortcomings in the process that are giving us this result. Colorado Springs City Council is scheduled to vote in April on this proposal designed to jump-start development. The ranch represents about 20% of the total area of Colorado Springs. Around the table: Lee Milner, Neil Talbott, Walter Lawson and Dave Gardner.

Links mentioned in this episode:

City Faced with Changing the Rules on Banning Lewis Ranch to Spur Development

City of Colorado Springs Banning Lewis Ranch information page

A Better Banning Lewis – Facebook discussion group

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How will we get around Colorado Springs and the Front Range in the future? City Councilor and Council President Pro-Tem Jill Gaebler shares details of her work on the Passenger Rail Commission, exploring the idea of getting passenger rail service along the front range. She also discusses the desired lane addition to I-25 between Monument and Castle Rock, and the Hyperloop. Also, do we need a limited-access freeway bypass around the east side of town?

Then Jill updates us on the Food Policy Advisory Board, which was instrumental in allowing cottage food stands year-round, and multiple beehives for beekeepers in the city. Jill is also excited that Pikes Peak Market is open downtown. (Episode 2, Recorded 2/6/18)

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Do motorists own the roads in Colorado Springs? How can bicycles and cars get along? How having more bicycles on the roads saves motorists money. Lane changes in the Old North End, and the coming bike share program, PikeRide. These are among the topics as City Councilor Jill Gaebler guest-hosts with Dave Gardner on the premiere episode of Town Square. We’ll be rotating hosts and visiting a variety of topics on this new podcast series that will bring you the buzz on what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region. Listen and subscribe to this new podcast, our effort to follow in the footsteps of the great CityTalk podcast, which Jill Gaebler and Jan Martin hosted for over a year on Studio 809.

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