Projects & Initiatives

-Carnegie Library

Our mission is to keep the Manitou Springs Carnegie Library a center of knowledge and life-long learning for all, as it has for generations, and serve as a space for community connections for the next 100 years.

-City Hall Redesign

After many years of remodeling and rearranging City Hall to suit the changing demands of the community, the time has come to examine a more holistic approach to help ensure that current needs are met, with an eye toward the future as well.

-Creek Walk Trail

The Creek Walk Trail in Manitou Springs will balance the need to protect and maintain Fountain Creek’s historic and natural resource integrity with the need to serve the community with a quality multi-modal trail experience and transportation corridor infused with the character of Manitou Springs.

-Fire Training Facility Outreach

The City is building a facility that provides opportunities for Fire Department personnel and volunteers to train and drill in a controlled environment, which resembles the community of Manitou Springs. This is needed to ensure the safety of our first responders and that they are sufficiently prepared to react to actual emergency events.

-Hiawatha Gardens

Learn about the ongoing initiative to gather information about community preference for the future of the Hiawatha Gardens site.

-Historic District Survey Plan

The draft study started in September 2020 that will help guide the City’s future preservation efforts.

-Manitou Incline

This web page links to the City of Colorado Springs' website where you can place a reservation.

-Manitou Springs Climate Action Work Group

-Manitou Springs Code Update

The City of Manitou Springs has begun the process of updating the Zoning and Subdivision Codes (Code), which are the primary regulatory document the City uses to ensure quality development. The Code includes regulations and design standards that address zoning, land uses, building setbacks, building height, parking, landscaping, neighborhood character, and procedures.

-MAPS Project

The MAPS project is a major capital improvement project that is upgrading and undergrounding utilities, installing a new storm drain system, improving the roadway grades, installing a new 10’ wide multi-use trail, improving pedestrian safety, and installing new ADA compliant sidewalk and ramps.

-Parks and Facilities Capital Improvement Plan

The City of Manitou Springs has contracted Cushing Terrell to create a Capital Improvement Plan for the City’s parks and public facilities. The Manitou Springs Parks and Facilities Capital Improvement Plan (MSPFCIP) will identify all City-owned parks, playgrounds, infrastructure and public buildings to provide a roadmap for what improvements will be made, when, and include a maintenance plan.

-Plan Manitou / Community Master Plan

Visit the Plan Manitou website.

-Pool & Fitness Center Feasibility Study

We have launched a feasibility study to determine the long-term vision for the Pool & Fitness Center.

-Rainbow Falls

Learn about the Manitou Environmental Citizens Action.

-Soda Springs Park Phase II

The City has started the process for Phase II of improving Soda Springs Park. This webpage will be a go-to source for all of the newest information regarding Soda Springs Park.

-Williams Canyon Maintenance

We have placed a great deal of importance on flood mitigation and resiliency in Manitou Springs. Part of this preparation is in regards to Williams Canyon Maintenance that takes place periodically throughout every year. Williams Canyon was the waterway that allowed for flooding in 2013, and the City understands the importance of maintenance in this area.