Pikes Peak Region Specialized Transportation Plan – 2024 Update: Existing Conditions Figure 7: Density of Low-Income Households

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Map of the households earning less than $25,000 per year per acre. The lightest pink color denotes less than 0.2 households earning less than $25,000 per year per acre, the light orange denotes 0.2 to 0.6, the orange denotes 0.6 to 1.1, the red denotes 1.1 to 2.4, and the darkest red denotes 2.4 to 5 low-income households per acre. The highest concentration of low-income households tends to be in the east and central areas of Colorado Springs.

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Map of the households earning less than $25,000 per year per acre.

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City and town labels:

  • Colorado Springs
  • Fountain
  • Manitou Springs
  • Cimarron Hills

Installations:

  • Air Force Academy
  • Fort Carson
  • Peterson Space Force Base
  • Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

Highway labels:

  • Interstate 25
  • US 24
  • Highway 115
  • Highway 21
  • US 85-87

Road labels:

  • Cresta Road
  • Lake Avenue
  • Fontaine Boulevard
  • Bradley Road
  • S Marksheffel Road
  • Airport Road
  • E Platte Avenue
  • W Colorado Avenue
  • Mesa Road
  • N Nevada Avenue
  • Constitution Avenue
  • Palmer Park Boulevard
  • Galley Road
  • Preston Road
  • N Marksheffel Road
  • E Woodmen Road
  • Dublin Boulevard
  • Burgess Road
  • N Union Boulevard
  • Briargate Parkway
  • N Powers Boulevard
  • Meridian Road
  • Falcon Highway
  • Curtis Road
  • S Curtis Road
  • Shoup Road

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  • Density of Low-Income Households presented in 5 varying shades of orange indicating households earning less than $25,000 per year, per acre:
    • Light pink: <0.2
    • Light orange: 0.2-0.6
    • Orange: 0.6-1.1
    • Red: 1.1-2.4
    • Dark red: 2.4-5
  • Transit Centers: indicated by a bus icon described within a circle
  • Park and Rides: indicated by the letter P described within a circle
  • Mountain Metro Transit Routes: indicated by a thin blue line
  • Fountain Municipal Transit: indicated by a thick black line
  • Colorado Springs City Limits: indicated by a beige color
  • Distance/Scale measurement from 0 to 4 miles
    • 0 miles
    • 0.5 mile marker
    • 1 mile
    • 1.5 mile marker
    • 2 miles
    • 2.5 mile marker
    • 3 mile marker
    • 3.5 mile marker
    • 4 miles
  • Cardinal North indicator described within a circle

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Density of households earning less than $25,000 annually per acre, combined with the existing transit networks in the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Area

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Map of the density of people with disabilities per acre overlaid on top of the MMT paratransit service area (denoted in light blue). The lightest pink color denotes less than 0.3 people with disabilities per acre, the light orange denotes 0.3 to 0.8, the orange denotes 0.8 to 1.6, the red denotes 1.6 to 3.5, and the darkest red denotes 3.5 to 7 people with disabilities per acre. There are some more dense clusters in central and south Colorado Springs where people with disabilities live.