PROJECT INFO
The City envisions the Clock Tower Plaza space as a cool urban gathering space near the westerly end of Cañon City’s Main Street. It currently exists as overflow parking for downtown uses, and features a three-story freestanding clock at the space’s northeast corner. This is a dramatic underuse of the property, so much so that it garnered special mention for redevelopment in Cañon City’s 2021 Comprehensive Plan update.
Clock Tower Plaza is surrounded by retail, restaurant, professional office and hotel uses along Main Street and off Royal Gorge Boulevard (aka US Highway 50). But the space could do much more to serve as a westerly focal point for downtown Cañon City. Among the features Cañon City believes this space could support are comfortable seating areas and tables, landscape and lighting, space for retail incubators to be managed by Cañon City Economic Development staff, water features all uniquely intended to enhance the fabric of downtown along Main Street, and be uniquely Cañon City in experience.
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The City of Cañon City is working to create a community plaza space at the Historic Clock Tower in downtown Cañon City. As part of this exciting transformation, we want to hear from the community on what they would like to see in the new plaza.
SURVEYS
Feedback provided in the public surveys will directly contribute to the concept options that are developed.
Clock Tower Plaza Community Survey 1
This survey was open to the public Friday, February 24, 2023 thru Sunday, March 12, 2023. There were a total of 1,195 responses. View the
Survey 1 Summary Results.
Over the next several months, there will be opportunities to provide feedback on concept options and guide the final design of the plaza. Concept Options will be shared at a public meeting, planned for this Spring. More details will be released over the coming weeks.
