
2020-2024 Strategic Plan
The City of Colorado Springs' Strategic plan sets forth City priorities and commitments from 2020 to 2024. The plan was developed with broad community input and includes four main goals.
- View the full 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
(Updated 2023) - Tracking the City's Strategic Plan - Dive into how the City is performing on key metrics and learn more about what individual departments are doing to achieve the City's strategic goals
Mission
Provide trusted leadership, inclusive community collaboration, and excellent city services to make Colorado Springs an exceptional city for all people to live, work and visit.
Vision
A city that matches our scenery, where the Olympic ideals of excellence, respect and friendship inspire our way of life.
Core Values
Excellence
Leadership, Innovation, Passion, Professionalism
Respect
Integrity, Accountability & Transparency Community Engagement, Accessibility
Friendship
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Teamwork
Citywide Strategic Plan Goals
1: Promoting Job Creation
Collaborate with regional partners to attract a diverse economic base to Olympic City USA. This focus includes corporate and small businesses, entrepreneurial start-ups and Opportunity Zones to create diverse and sustainable economic growth.
2: Investing in Infrastructure
Continue to address infrastructure and transportation needs by providing smart and innovative mobility solutions to create a connected, safe, and accessible community. This should include trails and multi-modal access, as well as traditional modes of transit.
Cultivate the City’s natural amenities to reflect its majestic landscapes for today and the future.
3: Building Community & Collaborative Relationships
Provide strategic city services and community partnerships to improve citizen quality of life by reducing crime, reducing the number of persons experiencing chronic homelessness, increasing affordable housing opportunities, and facilitating community investment.
Collaborate with other governmental agencies and military installations.
4: Excelling in City Services
Provide excellent and sustainable delivery of core services by making data driven investments and decisions.
Support continuous improvement and cross departmental collaboration to improve service delivery to residents and provide for their public safety.
Strategic Advisory Team
The City's Strategic Advisory Team (a group of City staff from major City departments) assists the Executive Branch in developing and updating the strategic plan to ensure that it aligns with priorities of the Mayor and provides actionable initiatives for our departments to undertake.