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Issues raised at Neighborhood Meeting June 9
The Platte Avenue Corridor Study concluded (as presented in the City’s May 2022 Project Newsletter and at Public Open House events in May) that in the Central Corridor, Platte and Boulder should be converted to one-way couplet and reallocate travel lanes to other multimodal uses. In response to neighbors’ concerns, the Middle Shooks Run Neighborhood […]
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Citizens raising concerns can indeed effect change!
Update to the discussion about the recommendation for the one-way couplet for Platte Avenue and Boulder Street: the project has been dropped from the list of city projects to be funded by the 1% PPRTA3 sales tax (if approved by voters in November). Instead, PPRTA3 funding would pay for “must-do” items: structural retaining walls and […]
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Neighborhood Meeting on Platte Avenue/Boulder Street One-way Couplet: June 9, 2022
Thursday, June 9, 20226:00pm – 7:30pmSwitchback Shooks Run Cafe, 330 N. Institute Topic of conversation: City plans to change Platte Avenue to one-way east-bound and Boulder Street to one-way west-bound through our neighborhood (one-way couplet) as the outcome to the Platte Avenue Corridor Study, part of ConnectCOS. The meeting will allow neighbors to ask questions, […]
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Don’t miss the Shooks Run Showcase July 16!
The Showcase is a festival for our neighborhood by our neighborhood. Businesses within our boundaries and businesses owned by residents will be featured. Come enjoy the Mobile Music Project, Banjo Bev, Flipshack, Stellina’s, Switchbacks, a CSFD fire truck, ArtLab, Gold Star Pies, Olde Owl Bakery, Community Gardens, Cottonwood artists, 1350 Distillery, Young Pup dog trainers, Good Grub […]
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Creek Cleanup Success!
Over two dozen Shooks Run neighbors and families cleaned up the creek on a sunny, gusty morning April 23. Over 60 bags of trash plus a cast iron sink, a child’s car, a rolling tool box, part of a couch, a patio chair, a child’s chair, a Christmas tree, and all the usual soaked clothes, […]
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MSRNA Members Meeting
This year MSRNA members will meet in person!Wednesday, April 6th, doors open at 6:15Community Prep School gym, corner of Willamette & WahsatchPresentation by John Haney, Pikes Peak Trolley Museum You can renew your membership or join MSRNA at the meeting. Our dues are only $15 per household. About the program: The Colorado Springs area was […]
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Historic Shooks Run
Near the end of January, beautiful winter weather made the Shooks Run self-guided walking tour a pleasant afternoon outing for 80 families and individuals who came out to appreciate the history and architecture of our neighborhood. For those who may be interested in researching their own homes, we are organizing an online session to provide […]
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We are neighbors
The Middle Shooks Run Neighborhood Association has been around since the 1970’s when the City of Colorado Springs was in the process of redeveloping the area adjacent to Shooks Run, a creek running north-south through an historic residential neighborhood. Today MSRNA is a voluntary association of residents, businesses and property owners dedicated to making the […]
Middle Shooks Run Neighborhood Association 