Trails & open space Coalition
Tosc Stands for Our Outdoors
We believe in protecting our trails, parks, and open spaces
which in turn protects our lifestyle for generations to come.
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Trails & Open Space Coalition
We work cooperatively with local and regional governments, community organizations, businesses, families and individuals who share the vision of an interconnected network of trails, greenways and open space. We advocate, educate, build connections with other groups, fund projects, and create and support volunteer projects.
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With your support, the Trails and Open Space Coalition works to preserve open space, and create a network of parks, trails and bikeways in the Pikes Peak region. Please join us!
Our Latest Program
Ring the Peak
In December of 2016, the Trails and Open Space Coalition received a Great Outdoors Colorado Connect Initiative Trail Planning Grant for the Ring the Peak Trail Project. The $100,000 planning grant will allow TOSC and partners (Friends of the Peak and City of Colorado Springs Parks) to hire a project team and create a master plan for the roughly 8-mile “missing link” on the southwest side of Pikes Peak. This grant allows the Trail and Open Space Coalition to lead a great public process involving land owners, land managers, community leaders, residents and trail users. At the end of the process we will have a trail alignment plan that closes the southwest gap.
Latest News
News Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Break-ins at Trailheads 30.1 seconds. That is the average amount of time it takes a criminal to break into a car. Over the past few
News Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Fountain Creek Regional Trail As many of you recall, 2015 was a destructive year in El Paso County. Heavy rains caused severe flood damage. The Fountain
News Wednesday Jan 6, 2021
New Year’s Resolutions In 2020, TOSC Office Manage, Sharie Dodge, made a New Year’s resolution to reduce her carbon footprint by biking into work 50
Trails & park updates
News Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
As a Coalition We like to highlight current and future partners. Blackpackers is a new 501c3 non-profit committed to addressing the gap in representation in
News Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Parkland Dedication Ordinance (PLDO) What is it and why should you care? When developers build houses in the city of Colorado Springs, they are required
News Wednesday Nov 4, 2020
How to Preserve Open Space From time to time we get questions from members that perhaps you wonder about too.“How does a parcel of property