Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director Karen Palus is Bob's guest on this week's podcast. A semi-annual guest, she talks with Bob about the opening of the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex and the Colorado Springs Sesquicentennial. They also discuss a study that evaluated the needs of the parks department in terms of infrastructure, and another study that compared where the parks department ranks with other cities. Finally, they discuss overall parks department funding and how it compares now to prior to the 2008 recession, and then they discuss the TOPS program and the forthcoming ballot measure to extend the program.
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406 Pikes Peak Update, Fox Run Nature Center, other news
405 City and County Master Plans, Pikes Peak Shuttle
404 A hike and conversation with "Hiking Unlimited"
403 Want to hike to Hanging Lake? Plan ahead.
402 Rocky Mountain Field Institute's Jolie NeSmith
401 Luis Benitez and How Outdoor Recreation can Save the World
400 The Healthy Hiker talks about taking care of our feet
399 Terrain Hoppers come to Cheyenne Mountain SP
398 CPW update. Also winter driving, choosing footwear and more
397 What's going on with the CPW Commission?
396 Where are the best behaved hikers?
395 Meet a US Forest Service Tribal Liaison
394: Bob tries out Cross-Country skiing
393 Winter hiking etiquette, avalanches, mountain lions, and more
392 El Paso County Parks 2023 Review, a look at 2024
391 Colorado Springs Parks 2023 Recap & What's Ahead in 2024
390 Get to Know Fremont Adventure Recreation
389 Can You Violate Air Space While Hiking?
388 Winter Hiking
387 Welcome to 2024
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