The City of Colorado Springs has a rich legacy of Parks and natural areas. In 2010, the City faced drastic budget cuts that slashed park services and jeopardized this legacy. In response to community outcry over loss of services and a desire to restore a tarnished legacy, the City engaged in a comprehensive Master Plan Process to set a course for a sustainable future.

How do you engage an entire region in the transportation planning process? Four partners came together to develop a nonmotorized transportation plan that would work locally, and regionally while being entirely in sync. The Pikes Peak Area’s Regional Nonmotorized Transportation System Plan was developed from the ground up - from using innovative network audit techniques, to engaging residents from all over the region during the planning process using online, interactive tools.