What makes a city or neighborhood “walkable?” Does Colorado Springs have what it takes? What’s being done to improve that? Meet the woman leading the charge, Lelia Gibson-Green, who last week led the 2nd Colorado Springs Walkability Summit. She’s also responsible for persuading Colorado Springs City Council to proclaim today, September 22, Walkability Day. In this episode she shares how she came to be a walkability champion, details of the summit, and what comes next.LINKS:Walking Leader Training – September 27, 2025, 9-1:30Penrose Public Library DowntownRegister: https://forms.gle/V3QE4t46U5h2toR88 MENTIONED:Hey NeighborAmerica WalksAARPDowntown Colorado SpringsMayor Yemi1,000 Neighborhood GatheringsJuaquin MobleyWhealthy UnlimitedPikes Peak BulletinWalk2ConnectBlackpackersPeak VistaPikes Peak Outdoor Recreation AllianceDiversus HealthDeerfield Hills Community CenterLoving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

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