The historic Mill Street neighborhood just south of downtown Colorado Springs is a diverse, working class area primed for reinvestment. Residents there know it, and they’re not against it. In one upcoming project, they’re seeking to collaborate with the developer of a luxury hotel to help minimize the effects of gentrification.
A community organization plans to ask city council to hold off on approving an urban renewal plan until the developer signs a legally binding agreement.
Heila Ershadi with the Pikes Peak Bulletin has been covering the story. She spoke with KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin about it…