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Transformation of color at the Pikeview Quarry

April 25, 2024

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — City leaders and members of the Pikeview Quarry team came together to see all the hard work in restoring the land to its natural state. From far away, many recognize this area due to the visible scar left behind from decades of mining, the hope that in the years to come, it […]

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PikeView Quarry begins final step of reclamation, planting 31,000 trees

April 25, 2024

Sixteen years after the first slide at the PikeView Quarry, owner Ron
Gidwitz planted a Ponderosa Pine on the site, a ceremonial start of the
final phase of the reclamation of this land.

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Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite Colorado Springs’ Pikeview Quarry is in the throes of a reclamation project. April 4, 2024.

Colorado Springs is reimagining what a quarry near Blodgett Peak can look like. Tell us what you think should go there

March 8, 2024

We’re digging into the Pikeview Quarry and we want to hear from you.

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Plotting Blodgett: Breaking down plan for beloved, expanded open space in Colorado Springs | News | gazette.com

January 29, 2024

One recent evening, in an auditorium of almost 100 northwest Colorado
Springs neighbors worried or excited about the future of Blodgett Open
Space, a presentation ended with a woman rising

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Pikeview Quarry could become mountain biking oasis

September 14, 2023

Details have emerged about the stunning transformation of Colorado Springs’
historic Pikeview Quarry into a potential mountain bike paradise.

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News5 Exclusive: PikeView Quarry scar to be covered in six months

September 13, 2023

Some call it, “The scar”, but in just six months, the PikeView Quarry in northwest Colorado Springs will look very different. The News5 Investigates team got a first-hand look at what work has been going on for all these years at the PikeView Quarry, and why the project–initially set to be completed this year– could take at least another four years before it becomes a public space.

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Signature open space in Colorado Springs will soon be the focus of master planning efforts

April 28, 2023

A months-long effort to create a master plan for one of Colorado Springs’
signature recreation hubs is set to launch in May.

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Proposed Pike View Bike Park dependent on reclamation

August 25, 2022

There is an ambitious vision for the Pike View Quarry on the northwest side of Colorado Springs plans for a world-class bike park. Only, a lot has to happen first. Bill Folsom is following up for us tonight. With a closer look at the status of the transition.

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Planning for expanded open space in northwest Colorado Springs could be underway as soon as next year

August 22, 2022

The Pikeview Frontage has historically been used socially for hiking,
biking, wildlife watching and dog walking. The addition brings the total
acreage of Blodgett Open Space to 384.

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