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CityWire E-News
March 2008
In this issue...
- Girders going in on Austin
Bluffs Parkway at Union
- Tejon will convert to two-way
traffic and free Downtown Shuttle will begin new route
- City summer programs reach
out to teens
- Housing and Community
Development Division coordinates efforts for those in need
- New program streams Council
meetings, item by item
- New SpringsTV program aimed
at kids
- Other news and
events |
Girders going in on Austin
Bluffs Parkway at Union
If you’ve been through the
Austin Bluffs Parkway at Union Boulevard Interchange Project lately, you probably seen how much progress is
being made. The next milestone is the installation of 24 concrete 81
to 118-foot girders weighting from 178,600 pounds (89 tons), to
236,300 pounds (118 tons) each.
Fortunately, you won’t have
to drive anywhere near the project to view the night-time progress.
Instead, kick back in your favorite easy chair and watch the work
throughout the night from the comfort of your heated home. Tune in
to SpringsTV, channel 18, from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. or watch the
live broadcast from
the City’s Web site, SpringsGov.com.
Click on the map for a larger
pdf view of alternate routes.
Tejon will convert to two-way
traffic and free Downtown Shuttle will begin new route
There may only be one
Downtown, but now there are more ways to get there.
For the first time in 37
years, Tejon Street will allow vehicles to legally travel both north
and south through downtown Colorado Springs beginning Monday morning
March 31 (or April 7 if weather causes a delay). That same Monday
morning, the free Downtown Shuttle will begin its new route running
up and down Tejon Street exclusively.
Though businesses will be
open as usual, Tejon Street will be closed the Sunday before the
swap from Vermijo to Bijou to make the required physical changes,
including extensive vehicle and pedestrian warning signs. As on any
Sunday, downtown on-street parking is free, so it would be a great
day to dine, shop or to just watch the preparations for this
historic event.
City summer programs reach out
to teens
In addition to paid position
the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department also has a
summer volunteer program that offers valuable work experience.
Volunteers work as day camp aids, docents, or staff assistants.
For a complete list of ways
for teens to get involved this summer, click here. The
application deadlines are in April. The City also has a teen
recruitment page where teens can
friend request the site and get updates/bulletins about seasonal job
opportunities.
Housing and Community
Development Division coordinates efforts for those in need
This year the City’s
Housing and Community Development
Division will celebrate Community
Development Week March 24-28, 2008. The annual celebration
recognizes the work accomplished in Colorado Springs with federal
money distributed by the division. The money from HUD provides
• neighborhood revitalization
to our community.
In 2008, the City’s Housing
and Community Development Division coordinated an effort that
brought $1.5 million in grant funds for homeless services, called
Super NOFA. NOFA grants stands for Notice of Funding Availability
and is available every year. Each year in February the City
celebrates its Continuum of Care programs with a Super NOFA check
from the federal Housing and Urban Development Department. Since the
early 1990s the Housing and Community Development Division has
brought more than $14 million in homeless aid to our community
thanks to their ability to maximize the Super NOFA funds and create
partnerships with local service entities.
The City’s sales tax income hasn’t been as strong as years past and this
impacts its ability to provide aid in many areas. Funding isn ’t
available to give money to everything, but partnering with the
community organizations assists the City in giving where possible.
The City of Colorado Springs community is a team and only wins, when
everyone wins – the funding from the HUD Continuum of Care grants
help get us there.
New program streams Council
meetings, item by item
City SpringsTV staff
partnered with in-house technology experts to write a program to
enable the flexible viewing. The internal effort developed a
very workable solution without the expensive price tag of
off-the-shelf programs.
Explains, Joel Smith, of
Springs TV, “In-house development saved the City thousands of
dollars. I think it underscores our expertise in service for
citizens and the innovation possible from public employees.
”
“Instant Items” is
designed to work with Internet Explorer on a PC platform running
Windows Media Player 9.
New SpringsTV program aimed at
kids
“City Kidders” is a
new television program produced locally by city staff that is
designed to explain the city from a kid ’s perspective.
The program is hosted by
local school children, who interview officials, visit attractions
and showcase city programs especially for kids. Initially, the
program was slated for a once-a-quarter production schedule, but
early excitement indicates a more frequent schedule.
Other news and events
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