What is Active Transportation?
Active transportation refers to any form of human-powered transportation that relies on physical activity, such as walking, cycling, rollerblading, or skateboarding, as opposed to motorized forms of transportation like cars or motorcycles. Active transportation has numerous health, social, and economic benefits for individuals and communities. Increasing levels of cycling or walking have been reported to improve performance at both work and school. Inducing a mode shift from the personal vehicle to active modes can result in cleaner air, increased physical activity, and increased community engagement and social interactions. Improving active transportation infrastructure also creates a safer environment for all people, as the infrastructure also improves the mobility of those members of the Pikes Peak community that do not own a motorized vehicle.
Active Transportation Plan
The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments, with the support of communities and advocates throughout the Pikes Peak Region, has led the development of this Active Transportation Master Plan. Active transportation refers to modes of travel that require physical effort, primarily including walking, cycling, and other vehicles such as skateboards that range in speed up to roughly 25 miles per hour. This plan does not supersede or replace local planning efforts completed by member jurisdictions. It is intended to provide insight into challenges and opportunities when those plans are viewed through a regional lens. The plan leverages this perspective to identify relevant tools that might support member jurisdictions in implementing local projects while recognizing that relevant facilities and users do not necessarily recognize jurisdictional boundaries.
This plan was voluntarily undertaken through the guidance of PPACG members and is not specifically required. It is intended to become an element or component plan of the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) concurrently being developed. The LRTP is required and will develop a comprehensive multimodal plan for transportation improvements within the region. It also does not replace local planning efforts but collects and collates these efforts to identify a fiscally constrained program of projects that feed the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) process.
Map of Existing Active Transportation Network
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Resources
- Walking / Hiking Resources
- Trails and Open Space Coalition: TOSC https://www.trailsandopenspaces.org/
- Incline Directions and Parking Information – Incline Friends Directions and Parking information
- Bike Colorado Springs – https://www.bikecoloradosprings.org/
- Bus / Transit Resources
- Mountain Metro (Colorado Springs bus – https://coloradosprings.gov/department/91
- City of Fountain Colorado : Fountain Municipal Transit – https://www.fountaincolorado.org/government/city_departments___divisions/fountain_municipal_transit
- Manitou Springs Free Shuttle Service – https://manitousprings.org/manitou-springs-free-shuttle-service/
- Woodland Park Depot – Colorado Casino Shuttle Bus – casinoshuttle.com/schedules-cripple-creek-woodland-park-divide.asp