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Gold Medal Moments
How YOUR City of Colorado Springs has served resident in 2023
- 86,959 Potholes Filled
- Police Responded to 250,000 calls for service
- 2.98 million Mountain Metro Transit passenger trips
- Over 2 million passengers at the COS Airport
- 52,000 hours of fire mitigation work
- 177 lane miles repaved with 2c tax dollars
- 156,637 rounds played at City golf courses
- 9,624 kids participated in COS youth sports
- 14,468 graffiti tags removed
- 32,000 GoCOS app requests from residents to City departments
- 275 miles of trash cleaned via Keep It Clean COS
- Over 6 million views on City social media. 360,000 likes & shares
2023 Gold Medal Moments: Economic Vitality
The City of Colorado Springs saw several economic achievements in 2023, including record breaking investments that indicate a bright future for continued vitality and opportunity across the city.
- Record number of businesses agree to invest, bring jobs to Colorado Springs
- COS Airport elevating to new heights
- Peak Innovation Park success signals economic growth in Southeast
- Colorado Springs continues to be the most Military Friendly community
2023 Gold Medal Moments: Infrastructure
The City of Colorado Springs is celebrating several major infrastructure upgrades and projects as 2023 comes to a close.
- 2C paving program continues to protect infrastructure citywide
- TOPS renewal passed by voters
- Stormwater investment protects key City infrastructure
- Mountain Metro Transit opens new operations facility, receives grant for hybrid buses
2023 Gold Medal Moments: Public Safety
The City of Colorado Springs has taken several steps in 2023 to make the city safer and more secure for all. These changes exemplify the City’s ongoing commitment to public safety and a continuing effort to make Olympic City USA an exceptional place to live and visit.
- Colorado Springs Police Department launches concurrent training academies
- Fire mitigation in Fishers Canyon sets standard
- Homeless Point in Time Count decreases
- New park rangers provide increased presence to City’s urban trail system
- Colorado Springs Fire Department receives multiple accolades
2023 Gold Medal Moments: Housing
The City of Colorado Springs continued its success in financially assisting more Affordable housing developments in 2023, along with providing a road map for additional funding opportunities and creating a new department focused on housing issues.
- City sees large investment in Affordable Housing units, especially for seniors
- City opts into Proposition 123 to unlock state funding for housing
- Appointment of a Chief Housing Officer