Here are Mayor Mobolade’s biggest city goals for 2026
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade held his monthly press briefing Friday morning.
Mobolade’s first press briefing of the year outlined the city’s goals, which he described as “strategic doing.”
The mayor highlighted six high-priority items:
Emergency response times
“When you call 911, you deserve a fast response,” Mobolade said.
According to the mayor, the city has improved response times for high-priority calls from 15 minutes to 11 minutes in 2025. City leaders hope to reduce response times further through new technology, staffing, call processing and resource management.
Dependable street maintenance
Mobolade said the city will place an added focus on potholes and plans to update policies and procedures to ensure repairs are completed quickly. He said city crews filled about 75,000 potholes last year.
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Safer roads through the integrated traffic safety program
The city said it will use data, technology, infrastructure improvements and public education to reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths. Plans include expanding speed enforcement cameras.
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"We're going to coordinate safety messages across departments to keep our public informed and engaged," said Mayor Mobolade.
Expanding "Keep It Clean and Safe" to address the visible impacts of homelessness
"What I love about Colorado Springs is we are a compassionate city. And we're also a city that believes in order, safety, and shared responsibility," said Mayor Mobolade.
The mayor said the city plans to expand the "Keep It Clean and Safe" initiative into other key business districts.
Driving innovation at Peak Innovation Park
"Peak Innovation Park is one of our most exciting areas for new economic opportunities in our city," said Mayor Mobolade.
Mobolade said the city plans to develop and prepare additional land at the park to attract more companies and jobs.
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A new 250,000-square-foot office building was recently unveiled at the park, representing a $63 million investment, according to the mayor.
Balanced growth
"Our focus this year is going to be on growing wisely," said the mayor.
The mayor said the city aims to grow in a measured way, with rules in place to avoid negatively affecting existing residents and infrastructure.
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