Downtown Partnership, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, is the lead organization serving as a catalytic champion for Downtown Colorado Springs.

Our Mission. To ensure that Downtown serves as the economic, civic, and cultural heart of Colorado Springs.

Purpose. The Downtown Partnership Board of Directors serves as a champion for Downtown Colorado Springs and has a responsibility to help advance the conditions necessary for Downtown to thrive. This policy is intended to empower Board members and the CEO to take action on issues that materially affect Downtown. The Partnership may advocate at the local, regional, state, or federal level when an issue has a meaningful connection to Downtown Colorado Springs or the conditions necessary for its long-term success.

Advocacy Priorities. The Partnership’s advocacy may include issues that materially affect:
• Downtown economic development, investment, and revitalization
• Infill, redevelopment, adaptive reuse, and historic preservation
• Housing and neighborhood vitality, including affordability and ownership
• Public safety, cleanliness, maintenance, and quality of life
• Transportation, transit, parking, mobility, accessibility, and connectivity
• Public infrastructure, capital investment, and public spaces
• Parks, placemaking, activation, and the public realm
• Arts, culture, sport, tourism, hospitality, and entertainment
• Small businesses and entrepreneurship
• Land use, zoning, permitting, and development processes
• Tax policy, funding mechanisms, and public investment affecting Downtown
• Other community, regional, state, or federal issues when they materially affect Downtown’s long-term success