Notable Achievements of the Neighborhood Organization
- Established the North End National Register Historic District in 1982. Expanded this district in 2015
- Developed the city’s first neighborhood initiated master plan – adopted by City Council in the early 1990s
- Supported Overlay Zoning for the North End National Register Historic District in order to maintain the historic and architectural integrity of the neighborhood. Adopted by City Council in October 2000
- Set up tree spraying arrangements for neighborhood trees. Commercial spraying is provided at group rates
- Established group rates for neighborhood trash collection when specific haulers are used
- Worked to achieve more appropriate designs for the Nevada, Cascade and Uintah Street bridges
- Was instrumental in the re-designation of Nevada Avenue from a major to a minor arterial, to its transfer from state to city control, and for its removal from truck route status
- Led the endeavor to design, fund and construct Steele School Park. Completed in 1997, the park includes a gazebo, landscaping and an antique light. District 11 handles ongoing maintenance and in 2015 installed new sod, landscaping, concrete around the gazebo, picnic tables and fencing along the east-west sidewalk.
- Continues to maintain support of residential zoning in the neighborhood
- Worked with various city departments to remove overhead wires and utility boxes, install historic-style street lights at key intersections, build bump outs for pedestrian safety, and provide for new upgraded vegetation
- Initiated a Greensprings planting of 4,000 trees in Monument Valley Park and extended corridors
- Continuously work with institutional entities in and around the neighborhood (i.e. Penrose Hospital, First Lutheran Church, Colorado College) to achieve solutions more compatible with our residential, historic neighborhood.
- Worked with the City to install historic-looking street lights on N. Tejon St.—2007.
- Annual ONEN Tree Program
- Annual Sidewalk Improvement Program since 2010
- The addition of four new speed bumps to Wood Avenue
- The establishment of a fund at the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, “The Old North End Neighborhood Fund,” to accept contributions to protect and enhance the quality of life in the ONEN.
- The funding and establishment of a “Security Patrol” to provide an increased level of safety services throughout the neighborhood with patrols three times each day covering the complete ONEN.
- Installed Neighborhood Entryway Signs (2013-Nevada Ave & Uintah St, 2014-Nevada Ave & Lilac St, 2015-Wahsatch Ave & Uintah St).
- Partnered with City Traffic Engineering Division to install historically appropriate street signs throughout the neighborhood (2011-2013)
