Policy

• The 2024-2028 Strategic Plan draft, published in June outlines Mayor Yemi’s vision for the city’s long-term goals and priorities for the next four years. The plan highlights five specific priorities: public safety, economic vitality, infrastructure, housing solutions, and community activation.

Developments:

• The 39th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs which kicked off on April 8, draws a global crowd of thousands, including top space professionals and experts. Some highlights included an announcement of a new space warfare lab; a Colorado Springs electronics manufacturer expanding by adding 100 jobs; and the Space Foundation’s Discovery Center preparing for a three-story James Webb telescope model.
•  Aiding the positive absorption in the Office Market, 2424 Garden of the Gods continued to fill vacancies through the additional Space Command offices.
• A new education partnership between Guild and Team USA, utilizing Purdue Global as a preferred online university degree provider, will provide eligible Team USA athletes — including Olympians & Paralympians — with flexible, tuition-free education and skills programming for long-term success on and off the field of play.
• Colorado was the recent recipient of major federal grants aimed at creating safe passage for wildlife and increasing driver safety. Funding includes $22 million to create a wildlife overpass along I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs.