Colorado Springs in 2023 by the numbers!

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Two hundred and sixteen; 87,032; 250,000; 2.3 million.

These were some of the biggest numbers to come out of the city of Colorado Springs’ 2023 “Popular Annual Financial Report”!

The PAFR highlights some of the city’s key achievements each year — here’s how 2023 looked in Colorado Springs, by the numbers!

2.3 MILLION TRAVELERS

The Colorado Springs Airport has continued its dramatic post-pandemic growth, seeing more travelers each year than the year prior, including improving on travel numbers immediately prior to the pandemic in 2019.

2023 was another record-breaking year, with more than 2.3 million travelers passing through its gates.

52,000 HOURS OF MITIGATION:

Citizens approved the Wildfire Mitigation Fund in 2021. Through that fund, at the end of 2023 the city had completed 52,000 hours of wildfire mitigation work.

250,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE

The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to more than 250,000 calls for service in 2023, underscoring “the department’s dedication to serving and protecting the community, as well as its responsiveness to the diverse needs and concerns of its residents.”

87,032 POTHOLES REPAIRED

The city continued to send road crews wherever citizens said they were needed, filling 87,032 potholes — many reported directly to the city by residents through the COS GO app.

216 LANE MILES REPAVED

The city repaved more than 216 miles of asphalt and over 50 miles of curb and gutter replacements.

For a full breakdown of the above achievements, as well as other big numbers out of the city in 2023, look through the document below!

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