Update: The City of Colorado Springs has postponed the Tejon Street Revitalization Project to allow for review of several project elements. The review includes the multimodal (bicycle/scooter) lanes and parking formats. No construction is planned until 2025.
Please contact Business Outreach Specialist Margaret Radford with suggestions or questions:
- Margaret.Radford@coloradosprings.gov
- 719-491-5642
About
Downtown Colorado Springs has experienced a $2.3 billion surge in investment in recent years. These investments mean new hotels, restaurants, retailers and 5,000 new dwelling units. The increased popularity of Historic Tejon Street brings a desire for more outdoor dining space, wider sidewalks and enhanced safety measures.
The Tejon Street Revitalization Project is a collaboration between the City of Colorado Springs and the Downtown Partnership’s Downtown Development Authority. Its goal is to boost public safety, accessibility and business activity. This comes through enhancing the Tejon streetscape from Colorado Avenue to Boulder Street.
Project Elements
The first phase, Colorado to Kiowa Street, is currently in the design phase. The City is incorporating input from the small businesses in those two blocks. In consideration are:
- Providing more sidewalk space for pedestrians and outdoor dining areas.
- Adding dedicated space for all travel modes. This includes automobiles, bikes, and scooters, as well as the Downtown Shuttle.
- Improving safety through removal of the center lane. Deliveries move to side streets.
- Evaluating different on-street parking options. These include diagonal and parallel parking.
- Designating short-term parking areas for food-delivery and ride-hail vehicles.
- Planting larger trees and expanding landscape areas.
- Enhancing opportunities for extra pedestrian lighting, public art, and seating.
Funding
The City of Colorado Springs received a $1.6 million grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation. The City will provide local funding. The Downtown Development Authority also is providing funding for the redesign and construction of aesthetic enhancements to “Historic Busy Corner" at the intersection of Tejon Street and Pikes Peak Avenue.