You are invited!
Colorado Springs residents are invited to the 2025 Report Out Community Tour with Mayor Yemi and City Council!
Join us to learn about the progress our City has made in Mayor Yemi’s first two years in office. Share your ideas to help shape the future of Colorado Springs and provide input on important issues facing Colorado Springs.
The Community Tour will take place in May and June and will include a stop in each of the City’s six City Council districts, plus one telephone town hall option. It will be an opportunity for Mayor Yemi and Colorado Springs City Council to hear concerns and ideas from the community.
Each session will feature live audience polling via audience members’ cell phones as well as facilitated collaborative discussions with City department leaders on the City’s five strategic priority areas - public safety, infrastructure, housing solutions, economic vitality, and community activation.
Though each listening session is open to the public, residents are encouraged to register in advance to help ensure adequate space is provided, as well as to register for the listening session located in their City Council district.
The RSVP form is to help us plan for seating, staffing, and logistics. RSVPs are not required to attend. We thank you for your interest in the listening tours.
Upcoming Sessions
In-Person Sessions
- Friday, May 23, 6-8 p.m.
- District 5/Central with Councilmember Nancy Henjum at Zeal Church (755 Citadel Dr. W, Suite 100, Unit A)
- Thursday, May 29, 6-8 p.m.
- District 6/East with Councilmember Roland Rainey at Woodmen Valley Church Heights Campus (8292 Woodmen Valley View #5093)
- Monday, June 2, 6-8 p.m.
- District 4/Southeast with Councilmember Kimberly Gold at Sierra High School Auditorium (2250 Jet Wing Dr.)
- Tuesday, June 3, 6-8 p.m.
- District 2/North with Councilmember Tom Bailey at The Classical Academy North Campus Auditorium (975 Stout Rd.)
- Wednesday, June 4, 6:30-830 p.m.
- District 1/Northwest at Coronado High School (1590 W. Fillmore St.)
- Thursday, June 12, 6-8 p.m.
- District 3/Southwest with Councilmember Brandy Williams at Pikes Peak State College South Campus Atrium (5675 S Academy Blvd.)
Telephone Town Hall
Thursday, June 5, 6-7 p.m.
The call will last approximately one hour, and participants can ask live questions, participate in live polls or simply listen in. Residents will be randomly selected by Telephone Town Hall Meeting (TTHM) to participate. If selected, you will receive a phone call at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 5 and will be automatically connected to the town hall. To guarantee your number is called, you must register online by 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 5.
Calendar Events
Accessibility
Reasonable Accommodations
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the City of Colorado Springs will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities, and those with Limited English Proficiency. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid, language services or reasonable accommodation to participate in this program should make the request as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. Please email city.communications@coloradosprings.gov or call 719-385-5906 to submit your request.
Transportation
Mountain Metro
Riders can take the bus for free beginning June 1 through the end of August! The Trip Planner makes it easy to find the fastest route. Bicycle racks are mounted on the front of each Mountain Metro bus and passengers may load a bicycle at any bus stop.
About the City's Strategic Priorities
The 2024-2028 Citywide Strategic Plan serves as the long-term vision for the future direction of the City. The foundation of the Strategic Plan is rooted in well-defined goals, strategic objectives and priorities, and measurable outcomes. It establishes organizational performance data and a continuous engagement loop with the community and City employees to inform City budgetary and policy decision making.
This plan is the result of countless hours of community engagement, thoughtful discussion, and collaborative effort. It reflects the voices and aspirations of our diverse neighborhoods, our vibrant business community, and our passionate residents.
Under the Strategic Plan, the City will create an annual short-term Strategic Doing Action Plan. The purpose of the Strategic Doing Action Plan is to intentionally move forward the visionary community ideas outlined in the 5-year Strategic Plan, into yearly action-oriented collaborations that result in measurable outcomes.
Doing is a framework that turns the strategy into action. It empowers the City to swiftly establish action-oriented teams, help steer them toward measurable results, and adapt in real time to internal and external changes.
Learn more at ColoradoSprings.gov/StrategicPlan.