Downtown Colorado Springs Tejon Street Now has 2-Directional traffic for the first time in 37 years.

Derek and I were driving downtown after attending the CAMP Benefit Concert, when we noticed that Tejon no longer was just a South-Only street! It was very odd to see traffic coming AT us on a street that formerly only offered one-way travel.

Per a recent Colorado Springs Business Journal article (CSBJ) this decision was made for the benefit of local, downtown businesses:

“The change comes at the request of downtown businesses after a study commissioned by the Colorado Springs Downtown Partnership showed that a two-way environment would likely increase traffic volumes and business sales along the one-way portion of Tejon.”

There are all kinds of “Look Both Ways” signs at every corner to help pedestrians remember that there will be cars coming from both directions when they go to cross the street.

This will be an interesting adjustment for Downtown Colorado Springs.

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Cost of Living in Colorado Springs:

The Cost of Living index rates Colorado Springs as 95% (December 2007), which is lower than the national average (100%). (Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation)

Unemployment Rate in Colorado Springs:

The unemployment rate in Colorado Springs is 5.0% (as of December 2007), with a 2007 average of 4.29%. This is lower than our 10 year local average of 4.69%, lower than the national average of 4.8%, much lower than the 2005 local average of 5.3%.

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