Dream City 2020

DREAM CITY COMMUNITY RESPONSES

09/28/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
A city and region that first meets or is vigorously striving to meet the basic needs of ALL its citizens. That is basic housing, a secure local food supply (local farms, farmers markets, many community vegetable gardens), renewable, affordable energy and affordable health care for all to name a few.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I like best the fact that this dialogue (DreamCity) is finally starting. I am very glad that we are now on the path. Let's hope that we all can put dialogue into action.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
It was moments and it happened just this year. The many fine agencies and organizations that are sponsoring events (Green Fairs, visionary speakers, etc.) to help move this city into a sustainable and friendly lifestyle.

09/27/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
a continuation of a larger dump Colorado Springs has already become.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
anywhere that is out of here.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
when unemployment is high, and people refuse to hire me.

09/24/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
My vision is for Manitou Springs to establish a sister-city partnership with Taos, NM to exchange ideas about how to create a vital arts community. It's important to listen to what representatives from successful arts communities have to teach us. We must include people in the process, it isn't only about board members and individuals running arts organizations. Art is for the people, by the people; the organizations only help foster art and community participation.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Culturally, it has potential and I believe our region will thrive in the arts if we want it too.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
When I wrote the very first successful grant for the Manitou Springs Arts Council. It was exciting to realize my goal of really helping the arts council offer monetary compensation to artists for their contributions to Manitou Springs "Art on the Avenue" project.

09/22/08

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09/22/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
City of Inspiration! Connected. Culturally awake. Aware of world-wide issues, Sustainable our middle name!

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Having incredible urban/cowntown amenities(in C Springs, Manitou and Old Colo City) right next to some of the best natural features in the world - that we get to play on!

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Talking with downtoners at Old Towne Bike Shop about C Springs issues, cheering with neighbors at high school football games, standng with crowd at ST. Patrick's Day Parade, celebrating Chihully at the FAC, joining in opening ceremonies at office and MERIC, education/ research center I was involved with at Union and Austin Bluffs, cleaning up after Spring Spree Downtown, Working at Soup Kitchen

09/22/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Hi it's me again. I would just like to add one more question. it doesn't have too much to do with Pikes Peak, but it affects who lives here. I know a lot of people who have parents either going to war or in war. but the thing is that I know people don't like to go around saying there parent might not come home. But sadly it's thrue. but the problem is that. Nobodies doing anything about it. People just say "Oh, ya, don't you just hate that war in Iraq?" But why not speak up for yourself dont' just tell them show them. help the victims feel more at home. Control your future and vote for president. Now I bet you didn't know this but less than 50% of America plans on voting for president.This is our country and that isn't going to change. But if you don't like sometning than change it or at least try to. We can all change somrhting. No matter how small!

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I like tha twhen i look out ay wi ndo I see some what nature and Pikes Peak. Not pollution and smoke stacks. And when it snows it's different than the snow any where else. And after a while it doesn't turn black and grows like in other pplaces. I love oit here!!!!!

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Everyne can connect like one big family. One time I was shopping with my mom. We past an iasle were there was a lady in a wheel chair who dropped something on the other side of the aisle. So y brother and I start to hea down there to help her. Not even two seconds later there were whole bunch of people offering to help her. she seemed happy and thank full that she could live in such a friendly place. and then not to long ago my family and I were getting dinner when I notice somehting black and shiny on the ground I wasn't sure what it was. so I told my family I'd be rght back and as I got closer it looked like a cell phone. So i started to walk faster and once i got to it picked it up. Then a lady saw me so she told me i should take to the front desk and they would figure it out. but i wasn't sure what they were going to do. It's not like I was planning on just walking off with it. That would of been just rong!!! But when i toook it to the front desk they got it all figured out and a man came in and thanked me so much. but the rewared was seeing that look in his eyes. It felt amazing to know what i had done.

09/21/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Mike Miles, Harrison District Superintendentâ??s excellent suggestions were addressed to investing in public education. I want to reach much further than he has on the uses of technologies he mentioned. As far back as 1985 I assisted one room schools in Montana connect up the minds of students and teachers via primitive computers, modems, bulletin board software and ordinary telephone lines to each other and even to physicists at MIT who taught some students and their isolated teachers the math and physics of chaos â?? all online. All before the Internet or digital wireless existed. Todayâ??s potential has to be harnessed to new ways of thinking by teachers, superintendents, parents and especially their School Boards about the relevance of education to the future nature of work not just study. Rather than just focusing on the model of fixed 12 years of educations followed by 2 or 4 years of college, schools must be preparation for lifelong learning and teaching by all. Continuous K-99 not just periodic K-12. With teachers facilitating that, and not just imparting a singular subject the teacher has mastered, but also teaching the students how to â??learnâ?? using the new tools of self education. The learning environment needs to reinforce during the formative years of young peopleâ??s minds the habits of, not only learning, but of how work is already being done globally. For the last 300 years American public school education was largely based on putting a â??classâ?? of students of roughly equal abilities in a room in a school â??buildingâ?? with one teacher in front of them all. It was actually based on the Industrial Age model of â??workersâ?? doing what a â??foremanâ?? â?? teacher - told them, and used their learned skills to carry out the task at hand â?? homework, or production line work - all in one room, one building, one town. No more. Increasingly â??workâ?? is globally remote, collaborative, distributive, non-hirearchical. I contend students should learn, and teach others (yes, students teach other students â?? there is no better way to learn a subject than to try and teach it â?? at any age) using the modes of work for learning. That takes learning â??self disciplineâ?? not just classroom outer conformity. By stressing the requirement to complete tasks â?? â??homeworkâ?? if you will â?? rather than just stress in-classroom control of behavior and uniformity. That can be learned, practiced, just as well from home, a library, a separate study place, or on a mountain top! To support that I think every public school in the Pikes Region should be equipped with an unlicensed (no per-minute costs ala cell phones) wireless network with antennas on the roof. Over which the minds of students can travel to and from the teacher, other students - doing collaborative study, and the world at large. Every student and teacher within the radius of thatâ??s school studentâ??s population â?? it never is more than a few miles â?? should be awarded â?? by the school district â?? a portable personal computer, printer, and digital radio! Which, via free wireless mesh technology (goes around buildings) can access the school, its internal educational network, library of resources, and a supervised connection to the outside Internet which can be used by every student and teacher 24/7. That is today technologically trivial. I maintain fully affordable. But how its used will take the hard work by the schools with open minded teachers, administrators, boards, and parents. Even students can help. Where would the money come from? Partly by savings from another radical proposition. I do not think that the entire student body should be required to arrive at a school building lock-step, sit on seats for 6 hours, and then â??go home.â?? They should not be required to â??attendâ?? school 5 days a week but 4 or even 3 at the highest grades with by then self-disciplined students. I can assure you that if a School District did NOT have to have pay for the construction of a school building designed to accommodate 100% of the student population sitting for only 6 hours a day, only 5 days a week, and only school weeks, the savings would be far more than the total cost of the technology for all! These are just a few suggestions from my 26 yearâ??s experience doing just what I suggest above, from Montana and Nepal to Mongolia.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
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Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
When Old Colorado City was unveiled, 1976

09/20/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
It will be over populated. There will be that one person that will take a stand and fight for the best of our beautiful city. I picture more convenient transportation for the elderly and more landscape. All these empty buildings will be filled with some type of business. Air will be cleaner and we all will breathe better. The education system will be more informative and the children would be more willing to learn. The good will over populate the bad. I would be 64 years old and I would trust the senior citizen homes. I really believe in our community and the people that live in it. We are truly blessed.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The mountains and the scenery. We have a lot of events and places to see and visit. We do need more parking spaces for these events.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I was born in Colorado and raised in Colorado Springs so I am automatically connected and I feel it all the time. I am very proud to tell people that I am from the Springs. My best connection is the 4th of July fire works in our back yard with the grandchildren, we could see all of the locations of the fireworks.

09/20/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I would like to say I see my community wealthy with happiness, but I see broken families and victims from Iraq. I see pollution and forests being ripped away for our own selfishness. The Earth only has a certain amount of resources. We know that so why do we keep using them all? What will we do once there all gone? Why do we jusst say and hope it wont happen now? happen to us. Even though we don't know for sure? I would hope to see people leaping out of there way to help a strasnger. Everyone soring as fast as they can to help our country, to help Pikes Peak. And i would like to help. I Kacey. So thank you for helping our nation even the little things.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
What I like best about the Pikes peak region is looking around. Wondering who has walked here and who will walk here. Loving were I live but at the same time wondering what it would be like living somewere else.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I felt the best connection with my community when I'm sad or upset and it helps cheer me up. Wether it's the people or Pikes Peak itself.

09/18/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
To see more responsible public transportation, with trolleys becoming more prevalent, going from downtown to all sections of the city, Light Rail to Pueblo, Manitou Springs, Woodland Park and more use of windmills, solar power on every rooftop, introduction of fuel cells for homes, and low income housing, for starters

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
open space, parks and the people with the mountains

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
America the beautiful park, kids splashing in the fountain

09/15/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Since I'm close to retirement age it would be nice to build some affordable senior citizen condos in downtown Colorado Springs. Something that'll asthectically fit into the area and not look like what it is.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The beautiful mountains of course, and the weather.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I walk 3 miles almost every day with my neighbor around CottonWood Park. One beautiful evening there were many families enjoying picnics and watching their children play. It gave me a real sense of community.

09/14/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
An intelligently planned, vibrant downtown scene that attracts the community 24/7 is essential, with transportation that links all areas. Unfortunately, just the opposite is happening, so I don't see much success in the future.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The libraries are very good, despite their prejudiced HR policies. I like that outdoor activities are so close by, so that we can go fishing and hiking on the spur of the moment. I like Pikes Peak despite the looming presence that contributes to the suicide rate; for me its a good daily reminder of the forces of nature.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
As an older person, I don't get out that much. Events that I can take grandkids to that are fun and educational help create both a familial bond as well as a bond to the community.

09/14/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I would hope that we will start to realize the assets we have with the mountains and capitalize on view corridors. I would like to see greater attention to green connectivity, transit opportunities, redevelopment and less need for the automobile.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The natural amenities and views of the mountains.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Working with City Planning Staff on Committees and getting involved in local homeowners association.

09/11/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
My vision is that Colorado Springs is that the pine beatle kill will destroy our environment and the whole town will look like an arrid desert.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I like being able to go up on top of Pikes Peak and enjoy nature.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I really haven't been able to get a connect with my community

09/11/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
No more expansion to the east. Those folks all have lawns. Burger King, Taco Bell and folks transforming the landscape to sod should be ashamed. We need hardware stores, appliance stores that serve the people of downtown Colorado Springs and the Westside. Stop building east. It is amazing that south of downtown, i.e. Barney's area is so dilapidated. It is also disappointing how there are more bars then shops in town. Please revitalize. Stop giving building loans, actually rent something in the Garden of the Gods and Centennial Area. Do not allow more building until the vacancies are filled.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Access to trails and National Forest.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Fountain Creek Stream Restoration in Manitou Springs. Of course gold hill mesa and the city's storm water enterprise completely undo all of the efforts of a strong, environmental, community. They have repeatedly straightened the channel and ruined ALL fish and wildlife habitat. Shame on them.

09/10/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
My vision for my community in 2020 would be one in which 'all' are involved. We participate. We give of our 'gifts', talents, experience, hopes, and dreams. We are able to have small communities that are connected as a 'neighborhood' which are culturally connected to the Pikes Peak regional community. We come to know each other. We are 'all' included in some way. Our city expresses our cultural heritage past, present, and future through our children, ourselves, and our elders. Our children know they have a voice, and are able to express their vision for the future as well as understand how to take responsibility in making a difference.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
We moved here to be closer to family one year ago in august of 2007. Our daughter and her boyfriend traveled to Colorado six years ago. They are married with a three year old son, and another baby on the way in the next few weeks. Our youngest daughter has Down Syndrome, and has been welcomed into an exceptional learning community at Manitou Springs Elementary School. She is fully included in her third grade classroom. We love walking to the library, school, and through out the town of Manitou Springs. We love how engaged our neighbors are in their community. Our daughter has an opportunity to thrive. People are aware of needed improvements regarding issues of concern, yet we are experiencing a willingness from people to be involved and make a difference.I love the mountains! They inspire me, and draw me toward community because they draw out the best from my heart's desire!

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
My best moments are growing up in a relatively small community. I lived fifteen houses from my elementary school. I walked home for lunch. I went to the same school district elementary,junior high, and High School. I went to the annual local fair at the recreational park, played there, and ice skated there in the winter. We played outside in the neighborhood until the street lights came on.

09/05/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I would like to have enough food to eat and notgo to bed hungry and have services for my disabled child and other children.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The view of the mountains

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Never

09/04/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
A citizenery protecting our amazingly beautiful physical environment and expanding outreach to one another to create beneficial relationships and enhancing the movement to bring back front porch sitting and neighborly communication.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Our exceptional physical environment, 350 days of sunshine and the upcoming movement to plan for the future of our community.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Warm summer nights where young and old gather at America the Beautiful Park to cool off in the Continuum Fountain, listen to up-beat music, watch children tumbling down a grassy hill, dogs chasing frisbees, parents and kids flying kites and playing ball. That says community to me!

09/02/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Having the city merge on teh basis of arts and education as one. Having people be exposed to the arts and it being an artists mecca like bigger cities around country.Especially since this is such a diverse city with the military and Olympics center calling this city home.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The Natural beauty and the potentional for this city to be great in the arts and culture like others.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
When I perform and expose community to the Culture. Lots of people are so unaware and are yearnong to find out more about what we do and our culture.

09/02/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
There will be continued investment in the "commons," places we all enjoy as a community: parks (like America the Beautiful and Acacia Park with Uncle Wilber), bike trails, open space preserves, and the progressive sprucing up of downtown (a la Manitou Springs). It will be a place where liberals, conservatives and the radical middle alike all feel at home. Technology and tourism (our historical bread and butter) bring the bright, the educated and the creative folks from around the globe.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I can ride my bike out my front door and within three miles be on some of the best trails on the Front Range. I can drive a bit further and walk above timberline. How cool is that?

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Skiing at night as a child on the Broadmoor ski run, I distinctly remember being struck by the city lights spreading out below me. Of course we all want to live here, I thought; it's hard to not be inspired by such a uniquely beautiful place.

08/31/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Less people moving here from out of state. These morons move in & start sprouting off about lack of this & that, how bad the traffic is & the continual whining of "When I lived in Texas, or Calif. or Florida, the city/county/state govt. did it this way". WHO CARES?!??? You don't like the way things are done here in Colorado Springs, go back to where you came from. I moved here from Calif. 25 yrs. ago & I have no desire to see any resemblance. Colorado Springs was a small town when I moved here & I want to keep it like that.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
How close the mountains are to my front door.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
About 2 yrs. ago, my daughter was at practice session at a park on the westside of town. It was about 2 pm on a sunny day & I was facing east at the time. For some reason, I turned to the southwest & was looking at Cheyenne Mountain from that that direction & it really blew me away. Upclose & personal, it was a picture postcard. I got a lump in my throat & an immense feeling of pride in my heart.

08/29/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
i thinking for that most of the time that city of colorado springs need more artist to response to the call for artist for right now

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
poetry singing dancing painting art shows poetry slams art point of view

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
i thinking that they need more artist or creativist for dream city in colorado springs.

08/27/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
One of tolerance and embracing of differences. One that takes responsibility to ensure that all have access to the basics: transportation, education, health care. One that takes our beautiful environment seriously: it's a gift that should be protected!

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The natural environment. Manitou Springs - because it's a REAL and complete community.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Manitou Springs' events: Ascent/Marathon, Preservation Awards, Farmers' Market, etc.

08/26/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
My ideal vision of this community in 2020 would be one where people take responsibility for their actions, help to pay for what needs done, and aren't always looking for the City Government to give them a handout. The government is designed to improve this community, however, the citizens are the ones who have to band together and start funding these improvements. Quit blaming the City Administration for all the ills in the community and look to the real culprits. The ones who claim to be working for you when in fact they are just working for themselves. This vision would also include a community where there is tolerance of people's differences. Where the spiritual leaders of the community were showing compassion for all and equality for all, rather than quoting bible verses and spewing hatred for those that are different. Hypocrisy would be non existent in churches. Finally, I'd like to see a City Council that actually governed something rather than sticking their heads in the sand and pretending nothing is wrong. Make some tough decisions and tell the constituates that times are hard and this is the way things need to be done. Council needs to quit focusing on their individual pet projects/topics and think of the City as a whole.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The mountains, animals, weather.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
It is hard to connect with a community that is disconnected.

08/26/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I hope by 2020 Colorado Springs "catches up" with other cities that have embraced thier urbanism! Let's WALK a little and create more greenways and even pay folks to use alternative transportation like Portland does. I hope we continue to create more community gardens and people can become more self sufficient. I hope all of those suburban sprawl neighborhoods at least begin to beautify the landscape. I'd like to see more events focused on Arts, music, and environment, and less events wanting us buying things made in China. I hope our schools can become more community based, doing projects and teaching students responsibility for the planet and for eachother.Collaboration is so important if this city is ever going to change, everyone needs to be less judgemental and begin working for the common good of the community. There is a lot of diversity here and we could be very strong if we all embraced it!

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The weather, plants, and outdoor activities.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Uhhh....It's been very challenging here. But when I became involved with solidarity of Hope!

08/25/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
What I would like is way different from the way it will be, no doubt. I envision one of the ugliest looking suburban sprawls, with ticky-tacky, unlandscaped houses of the cheapest construction, built inches away from each other and inches from the streets, so you can savor the aroma of carbon monoxide and enjoy the b-b-b-boom boxes. Plastic bags will hang from almost every shrub & tree limb, and fast food refuse will be strewn strewn everywhere,kind of like it is today, only much worse. Of course, there will be no viable employment in Colorado Springs, and the number of junk-food establishments will quadruple. Everyone will be able to work at places which want to offer only 20-hour a week jobs. Bus service will remain the same, making it possible to reach your destination in a record 2 hours! In 2020, 16 to 20 year olds will be the largest group of drunks, and most of them will be packing heat. The Tabor amendement will remain firmly in place, so CoSpgs will have it's own City Lotto and weekly bake sales and bingo games to raise money. The Gazette will continue to tell people that they are truly living in paradise.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The climate; the bluest of blue skies

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I have lived here since 1987 and I can say with a lot of sadness that the only connection I have ever felt here has been when I can take a stroll around Manitou or in Old Colorado city, or maybe a walk in a park. It's too bad that you have to drive somewhere to take a walk. The measure of a real city is is walkability. This burg just doesn't cut it.

08/25/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I have two visions of this city in the next 12 years. A city that continues to have a financial crisis and high crime rate. Or, a city that takes action to increase revenue, reduce crime, and stops the spread of closing business's and eye sores working it's way north from Drennan Road. Honestly, I see not much change in Colorado Springs by 2020. Monument, Colorado will see increased population as people move north to escape the deterating security and negitive image that is spreading rapidly.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The mountains.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Working for the community.

08/25/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
More fabulous Events to attend! (cultural) We need more parks and libraries.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I love love love All the sunshine we get, I also LOVE the beautiful mountains!

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Just walking around downtown,exchanging 'smiles' and 'hello's'!

08/25/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Control of growth (less new housing, more urban renewal), expanded tourism with greater and better access in/out of our city (air, rail, other forms of mass transit). Direct access to the other side of the range supporting easier access for citizens and tourists to skiing, areas of interest, etc., on the other side of the range. Greater emphasis on green initiatives (easier access to recycling centers, bike trails throughout the Monument/Colorado Springs/Security/Widefield area).

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Diverse opportunities in: outdoor activities, education (youth and adult), entertainment, housing, weather, and restaurants, to name a few.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Volunteering to serve holiday dinners at the Marion House "soup kitchen".

08/22/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I see Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region remaining on the cusp of technology and innovation while preserving and celebrating our rich cultural and natural history. It will be a unique community where the past will blend with the future, redefining our community every day and ensuring that it remains ever-evolving, dynamic and diverse.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The diversity of its people and the respect that the citizens have for that diversity; the natural wonders our region has been blessed with and the commitment of community leaders to be responsible stewards of these gifts, preserving them for Colorado's future generations.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Although I grew up in this wonderful community, I moved away very early into my adulthood and have only just returned. I look forward to creating memories here with my children, grandchildren and the community at large. When I reach the end of my path, I know I will be able to look back and reflect on many moments which will assure me that Colorado Springs is truly my home.

08/21/08

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08/21/08

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08/20/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
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What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
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Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
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08/18/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I see a community where people feel good about the area and the people around them. I see groups sharing their culture, their ideas, their passions and everyone honoring and accepting those things that bring diversity to the world. I see people working together to support each other.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The People are the best thing about the region. We are so full of dreams, imagination, and creativity. And then the beauty that surrounds us from the mountains, to the skies, to the trees and plants and of course the animals that continue to amaze me.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I experienced a tough year as I journeyed through cancer, chemo, radiation, etc. and the best connection I felt for this community was all the support I received from family, friends, medical staff members, volunteers, and complete stranger who didn't have anything to do with any of the above groups.

08/18/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
A community composed of local leaders who aren't afraid of their constituents and are willing to display any and all details of their proposed budgets and can defend them. In addition, these leaders actually do what they say and spend the money only where they say they will.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Our ability to question the status quo and question what goes on in Denver. Our ability to question fear mongering politicians.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
When you can talk with your neighbors and they feel the same way you do about issues.

08/17/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
My vision isn't a good one and will be rejected by many nay sayers. But unless this city gets it's hands around the crime, crowded roads (with ruds drivers) and control the population growth things will only get worse. This city will easily surpass the 1,000,000 mark for population and population growth breeds crime. This city will be known as San Francisco Springs, Mexiforado

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I would be lying if I were to say there was anything best about this region.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I've never felt connected in the fours years that I've lived here. Colorado Springs says "We Create Community" but I've never seen anyone from the military in that commercial. Sure certain people appreciate the military but I bet you money a larger part of the population wishes we weren't here.

08/14/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I have an attainable vision for Colorado Springs in the year 2020. Every year CS seems to get better and better. Our guests, community members and children are amazed at year old "America the Beautiful Park, and fountain." Our children may also play in Uncle Wilbur's Fountain at no charge. I would like to see more public works, that add beauty and community spirit to our city. One of my particular wishes is to build a Shakespeare Garden, in our town, formerly known as Little London. Currently the biggest Shakespeare garden in the state is in Boulder, and is only about 1/8 of an acre. We can easily outdo that.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I love the yearly temperatures, and the fact that there is little humidity. I love the glorious views of the mountains. I am happy that people from all walks of life can find recreation, culture and enjoyment right here in town. I am glad that it doesn't 'look' big-city, but it has everything a big city has. When I walk down the street, people smile.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I am a former graduate and president of the board for Partners in Housing, which has been recognized many times by our city, state and nation for its fine work with homeless people. When I went through a very hard time, the people of CS cared enough to help me solve my problems.

08/12/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Better public transportation... i.e. light rail service like Minneapolis?... Safer parks and trails... more green space and better organization of the new building sites. Revamp the entire downtown... less bars... more entertainment.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Nature, the beauty of Pikes Peak in the early morning. The 3pm rains and the sunny days. Closeness to Denver and the ski areas.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Standing on top of Pikes Peak looking out over Colorado Springs when the mountains actually DID turn purple! Realizing this is the best place in the world to be.

08/08/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I would like to see a Trader Joe's grocery here. That would be huge. There is one in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, but none in Colorado. We should also try to bring a professional level sports team to our city.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
low cost of living, amazing trails nearby, weather, budding arts scene

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
At a house party meeting strangers for the first time, but instantly bonding over something.

08/06/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
A diverse community; that continues to appreciate the beauty of our natural surroundings.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Nature, it's shows Mother Nature at her best

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Driving through Garden of the Gods

08/04/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
This community has a lot of tolerance, but i would love to see it have even more. I would love to see people care deeply about preserving the unique resources of our region and of the Earth in general. I would like to live in a community where sustainably grown products were not special, they were the norm; where wind and solar energy were the standard; where green and eco-friendly products were the norm; where public transportation was easily usable and affordable for anyone, and discounted further for the elderly, low income, disabled, and students. I woudl like to live in a city that didn't feel the need to continue growth to survive - at some point browth ceases to be beneficial and becomes a cancer. I would like to live in a community where no matter the size of the city people truely treated their neighbors like NEIGHBORS - making a casserole for someone ill, borrowing an egg for a recipie, offerring a ride simply as a matter of course. Finally, I would like to see the Springs area realize what a huge pool of diverse artisans we ahve in the area and appreciate them - visual artists, performing artists, writers, poets - the artistic community in the Springs has so much to offer, but is often so invisible. I woudl love to see dance troupes invited to perform at city functions, farmers markets, big events and small ones; art displayed in coffee shops and bars and malls and libraries; muscians given the opportunity to play for big events and small ones.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I love livign so colse to my beloved mountains but still havign the convenience of living in town. I like the wealth of dance troupes and instructors. I like the weather, most of the time ;)

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Marching in the parade at the Pride festival felt so safe and connected - people in jeans and t-shirts, people in elegant outfits, peopel in elaborate costumes; vendors, performers, people out for fun or to make a statement - and simply by being there everyone was aprt of the community. No one had to go to any extreme they didn;t wish to, everyoen was accepted just for attending.

08/04/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I want to live in a community that is accepting, eclectic and colorful.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
physical beauty

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
block party in neighborhood

08/02/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I would love to see a more vibrant, diverse, upscale downtown. Something besides Bars. I am a huge fan of Dance, Film, Jazz or Lounge acts(where are performance spaces)? As Colorado Springs is a very outdoorsy city, I would like more "Green"ways and walking/cycling/pedestrian paths in the main parts of the city. Bicycle lanes on the streets. I would like to feel safe in the many amenities in the city at all hours of the day and night(Prospect Lake, Memorial Park, Palmer Park, Downtown). An improved public transportation system, as I am a pedestrian and my life shouldn't have to stop at 7pm. More upscale shopping!!! There are people in Colorado Springs that have money and taste that would support a more fashionable retailor!!! I remember the Denver and Fashion Bar. Not everyone is interested in Target, K-Mart, Dillards and Walmart! Maybe a Drugstore or Grocerystore close to downtown!!!

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I love the "anyone is welcome" feeling I get when I am there. You can be a normal person. Be it a Granola Liberal, a Conservative, Law Enforcement, an Athlete, a Liberal Arts Scholar, a Christian, a Party Girl, a Military family, a Technology Geek, a Stoner, a Goth Artist, a Working Class Dog.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I recently attended the Gay Pride Festival and was suprised by the turnout. After living in Denver, San Diego, San Francisco and New York City I appreciated that the people were so laidback, welcoming, diverse and non-judgemental. There were a few protesters but even they were polite and respectful.

07/31/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Better Bus Service and longer Hours of bus service with my innovative plans and idea service

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Pikes Peak & The Rocky Mountains

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Living in Pikes Peak Park (South East)

07/28/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Strong economy; more diverse objective media; environmental tourism, using tourism to strengthen economy based on the beauty of our outdoors, with emphasis on preservation and conservation; more grassroots music, small clubs, performance spaces; robust arts scene, let's add a little Austin and a litte Santa Fe; expanded public transportation, policies which reward use of public transit, integrating public transit into an environmental tourist scene.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
outdoor space; a newly emerging, intensifying, diverse community; I like the fact that we may be becoming a bit more moderate in our political activism; our climate is the best of any place I've ever lived.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
1. Involvement in Leadership Pikes Peak. 2. Reading Gazette Go section. 3. Dining with friends at some of our local restaurants (not chains).

07/27/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
cleaner everything, greener everything, more open space for kids, activities, and community events. more physical activity in school (dance, sports, etc.)

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
openness and community interaction

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
dancing for the pikes peak drum tribe in soda springs park

07/26/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
The fabulous natural scenic wonders remain our foundation for outdoor life for humans and havens for wildlife. Not only do the arts flourish but also great schools abound throughout the region with opportunities for every child to develop to his/her fullest extent. Because we have outstanding mental health services, our population of people in jail in the lowest in the Rocky Mountains.This provides our cities and county more money for activities for youth. Many new innovative companies have moved here because we have all of the things they need and want - education opportunities for all from pre-school through graduate school; healthy safe neighborhoods; physical fitness; caring and effective health services.We have outstanding elected leaders who not only have vision but the strength to make decisions that continue to make the region one of the best places in the country to live.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The fantastic natural beauty and the access to it.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
When I was sworn in as a member of City Council

07/23/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
A place where the view and enjoyment of the mountains and wildlife is still the first priority. Secondly, a place where people live peacefully together, regardless of their religious or political differences.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The mountains and wildlife.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
When attending the outdoor performance of the symphony in Woodland Park... the Symphony Above the Clouds.

07/22/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
We need to place a huge focus on preserving the beauty and open spaces and clean air that attracted so many of us to call C.S. home. That means putting a value on trails and parks and what they have to offer (instead of having them always be first on the chopping block), working to make public transportaion the major mode of travel, attracting people to the region who celebrate diversity, and thinking first about limiting growth instead of reacting to pressure from builders and other businesses.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The opportunities to connect with nature, the view of the mountains, and the climate.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Volunteering with a variety of governement or non-profit agencies for the betterment of the community.

07/18/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I would like to see an honest, efficient, productive and upstanding city and county government combined to serve the area best. Our City & County paid employees (I mean administration) are not corrupt, standing on a pedestal, power and money hunger mongers as we see now. They will be real leaders, humble, setting good examples and fair. If we start at the top maybe the rest of the city/county will respect these offices thus respecting our city/county and citizens.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The climate, mountains and animals

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I haven't in the last 10 years. However, I will if John Newsome has the courage to appoint a grand jury to convict the criminals he knows El Paso County has in office today.

07/15/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
The scars on the mtn. gone

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
View of Pikes Peak

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
hen I was in the Pikes Peak or Bust rodeo parade with my horse 4H group in about 1965. It has changed too much since that time - not for the better in terms of landuse.

07/15/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I would like to see a community where children's education is connected to the real world by business, civic, the arts, and city government participating in direct instruction and mentoring of all students. I would also like it to be someplace where transportation wasn't totally a personal responsabilty. I'm from Waterbury Ct and didn't need my own car to get around. Sheltered bus stops would make a wonderful addition to this city.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The beauty is unique, but I also like the variety of activities available. You can be a city girl and be happy but also enjoy the wildlife. I spent 3 years in Alaska and loved it! It is not as cold here and it is just as beautiful. I know it is a bit sappy, but we live right between the Purple mountan majesty and the amber waves of grain.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
I love driving down Galley every morning and seeing the Peak especially when it is green down here and snow covered up there. It has been almost 12 years since we came here and each morning I love it even more.

07/08/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Colorado Springs in 2020 is a city known nationally for the emphasis it places on reading. Every child reads above the third grade level in third grade. It is also a city that is known for its diversity of thought--Christian organizations, the military, the Gay and Lesbian Fund, and widely divergent groups seek first to find common ground and work together. Finally, the city thrives economically. It has successfully addressed the water issue, crime is at its lowest point per capita, and homegrown business are started at a greater pace than ever before and reach new pinnacles of growth.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I like that people volunteer to solve community problems and to serve.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Probably during one of the board meetings of the Pikes Peak Library District. It's an honor to be associated with such a stellar organization. The connection comes because the Library touches so many aspects of people's lives in such important ways.

07/07/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I hope to see a community that cares about one another, local businesses, local agriculture, friends and neighbors. I would love to see people being excited to be part of something bigger, for example, setting aside differences to work together on projects like taking care of our world, but also creating the best within their smaller communities: school, church, projects they care about, friends and more.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
People are very open and very helpful. Everyone has something interesting to say or contribute. We're educated and we live in a beautiful place.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
There's not one single moment; I feel it when I talk to my neighbors, when I go to an event, when I'm contributing to a newsletter or newspaper article, when I'm teaching classes, when I'm at the Farm and Art Market. There are so many great things about this area that I feel connected most of the time.

07/01/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Where Colorado Springs is known as a top tier location for the arts, music, and innovative companies to reside...where diversity of thought, race, religion and political persuasion stimulate the culture and elevate the community's ability to make great social, economic and artistic achievements possible.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Of course our magnificent landscape but also the possibility that we are now ready to shift the tides towards a more inclusive culture, with an enriched flow of new ideas and actions from a new generation calling our community "home".

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
When sitting on the board of the Urban League, I volunteered me and my daughter to be chaperones for the Chidrens Development Center's field trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. To witness their excitement and pure joy in visiting one of our most spectacular venues was an honor.

06/29/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
-Green, eco-friendly. -Affordable, efficient mass transit. -Safe, clean, affordable housing

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Mountains, outdoor activities

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
During volunteer activities

06/28/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
1. Fix the East -West traffic problems by opening up Constitution.
2. UCCS needs a football team which will make it a focal point for the community. It will never be considered a major university without a football team. It just be a very large Jr. College.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The climate.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Biking with my young children on the Monument Creek Trail.

06/27/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
that the American people opened their eyes, and stopped their following of the evil ways, God has control again, Child abuse is no more, Beastality never made it, and a Man is the Man and the Woman is the woman and Marriage is known only as One Man and One Woman.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
I was born and raised here and even with all of the unwelcome growing, the Mountains outlining the sky is the best ever here on earth

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
When with a vote it showed their is still God seeking people living here, not just the morally blind.

06/27/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Once there were parking lots
Now it's a peaceful oasis
you got it, you got it

This was a Pizza Hut
Now it's all covered with daisies
you got it, you got it

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
There aren't a whole lot of smart people here, but the smart people we have are really, really smart.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
This sounds totally sappy, but I think this is a great project.

06/27/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
I imagine a city that has a beautiful and efficient mass-transit monorail system throughout that terminates in the downtown. I imagine a downtown that is a magnet for residents and tourists alike with shops of local/regional art and clothing. Interesting cafes and bookshops throughout the downtown would invite all to converse and browse. Music would abound, both in a center for the arts and in local colorful exhibitions.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The weather and beauty that provides the opportunity to get outdoors and hike, shop, browse and converse with neighbors throughout the city.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
The moments I feel best connected to my city are when I hear local performers perform, view and appreciate the art of our local talent, and simply get out and enjoy the many parks, trails, and gathering places.

06/27/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
Peace begins with education of the youth. They need to know that friendships and security does not include violence and destruction.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
Community programs offered by D11 to all people. Only problem is that many of them are too expensive to attend for a lot of people.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
Youth programs offered by CS Rec Dept's, YMCA and Little League. Affordable activities we can do as a family.

06/27/08

What is your vision for your community in 2020?
A well-planned, green, sustainable, citizen-centric community with significant investment in arts, culture, and entertainment, and that takes advantage of the breathtaking beauty of the region. . .the kind of place my children want to stay in as adults.

What do you like best about the Pikes Peak region?
The breathtaking natural beauty.

Describe a moment when you felt the best connection to your community.
4th of July celebrations in Memorial Park surrounded by the diverse population, listening to the symphony and celebrating together.
Secondly, the annual balloon classic. What an amazing event!