Galena Cooper Living Lab
Consultation has concluded
September 27, 2022 Update: Galena Cooper Living Lab Approaches Experiment End
The Galena Cooper Living Lab will end on Monday, September 26. The project team will be installing adjustments to the parking and roadway design from September 27 – September 30. Construction crews will be in the area for five days to remove some of the current elements and install a new parking layout. During this time, there will be limited parking available on Galena Street.
The new configuration will remain in place throughout the upcoming winter season.
The living lab on South Galena Street from Hopkins Avenue to CooperContinue reading
September 27, 2022 Update: Galena Cooper Living Lab Approaches Experiment End
The Galena Cooper Living Lab will end on Monday, September 26. The project team will be installing adjustments to the parking and roadway design from September 27 – September 30. Construction crews will be in the area for five days to remove some of the current elements and install a new parking layout. During this time, there will be limited parking available on Galena Street.
The new configuration will remain in place throughout the upcoming winter season.
The living lab on South Galena Street from Hopkins Avenue to Cooper Avenue and Cooper Avenue from Galena Street to Hunter Street has been installed for 13 weeks to evaluate temporary modifications before any permanent safety and design improvements. Field observations, public comments, live phone log recordings, and the community survey will close on Friday, September 23. A comprehensive outreach and engagement report will be presented to City Council in November.
What is going away on September 27:
- Removal of counterflow bikeway, curb extensions, and protective temporary curbs
- Removal of existing counter-flow bike lane striping on the east side of Galena Street and north side of Cooper Avenue
- Removal of parallel parking spots on the east side of Galena Street and the north side of Cooper Avenue
- Removal of the we-cycle station on Galena St
- Remove loading zone on Hyman Ave – it will be replaced on Galena St as a double loading zone (prelab conditions)
What will remain through the winter:
- Parallel parking on the west side of Galena Street and the south side of Cooper Avenue
- Angled parking spots next to the existing curb on the east side of Galena Street and the north side of Cooper Avenue
- All-way stop signs at Hopkins Ave and Galena Street intersection
ABOUT THE GALENA COOPER LIVING LAB
Safety enhancements are being piloted in downtown Aspen throughout summer 2022 as part of an ongoing city-wide effort to improve safety and mobility for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists while also encouraging a reduction in reliance on fossil fuels. Building on the outcomes of the City's "Safety in the Downtown Core" project, the City of Aspen's Engineering Department is implementing recommendations from City Council designed to balance user priorities through dedicated spaces for each transportation mode while also encouraging people to slow down and share the road in a heavily trafficked area.
A living lab installed on South Galena and Cooper Street primarily intended to prevent injury or death features parallel parking spaces for better sight lines, a counter-flow protected bikeway to minimize the potential for unpredictable interaction between cars and cyclists, and curb extensions at intersections that shorten crosswalk distances for pedestrians. The living lab also eliminates the left turn from Galena Street onto Hyman Avenue.
TIMELINE
June 27 - September 26, 2022
LIVING LAB DETAILS
- Formalize one-way shared roadway for cyclists and vehicles
- Dedicated counter-flow bikeways
- Parallel parking
- Curb extensions at intersections
- Widened pedestrian areas
- No left turn onto Hyman from Galena
PROJECT GOALS
- Improve the convenience, safety, and quality of experience for bicyclists and pedestrians on streets and trails
- Develop a strategic parking plan that manages the supply of parking and reduces the adverse impacts of the automobile
- Encourage alternative forms of transportation to reduce reliance on follis fuels
- Increase safety by providing safe, balanced, and dedicated spaces for all users
PARTICIPATE & PROVIDE FEEDBACK
Data is being collected at four intersections on a three-block stretch until the end of September 2022. An outreach team is also collecting data from residents and business owners, conducting sidewalk surveys, and holding monthly pop-up events during the lab.
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- Email feedback to GalenaCooperLivingLab@aspen.gov
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Comments
almost 2 years agoWe are interested in hearing your thoughts about the Galena Cooper Living Lab. Please share what you like and don't like about the living lab with other community members and the City here. Comments shared in this space will be included in the data collection for this project and the project's engagement report.
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Coatesover 1 year agoThe LL is a failure. Parallel parking on the left in the middle of the road is ridiculous and a hazard. Bicycles are all confused. Bad idea!
And bike lanes in the middle of the road? Makes no sense
0 comment4Jcarlheckover 1 year agoThis disaster with the green/black bumpers are dangerous & horrible looking. Plus you have Ruined motorcycle parking at the corners!
0 comment0Kaiover 1 year agoPlease get rid of this!
These bike lanes have added absolutely nothing to the town and instead have taken away far more. Not everyone is able to ride their bikes to work and this takes the ability to drive into town almost out of the picture. While I think it is good to create a town that has a smaller carbon footprint this is not the best way of doing so. These lanes have taken so many parking spaces they will create such a loss for certain businesses they will inevitably have to shut their doors. And to take away a whole street that used to be able to be used just for the “safety” of a biker is wild. Please fix your mistakes and help this town in ways that will actually help.
0 comment11kekover 1 year agoThis is a terrible 24/7 intrusion that disregards senior citizens, businesses, tourists and parking with false premises.
The decreased parking is terrible. The City Parking Garage often has "Full" at 1:00 pm and parking is being subtracted. The lanes are awkward. There are bolted down bumps to stumble and get injured from. Businesses are losing potential customers. Senior citizens do not ride bikes downtown, especially at night and in snow and rain, and these impediments are there 24/7. There needs to be a recall election for elected officials for implemented this proposal without these considerations.
0 comment8Zalereover 1 year agoReturn the parking to the way it was-the bicycle lane is a waste and a bad idea!
We need more parking spaces! The lab is a failure that increases traffic - it has just more cars circling for parking, more confusion and narrow streets. I rarely see any cyclists using the bike lane on Cooper, it's used by pedestrians and dog walkers. It only goes one way anyway and the bikes still zip in and out of traffic going both ways! The attempt to increase safety has created more opportunities for accidents. And people still ride their bikes on the mall and sidewalks!
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Pop-Up Events Outreach Events in August
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August 04 2022
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August 15 2022
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August 31 2022
Lifecycle
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Galena Cooper Living Lab Installation
Galena Cooper Living Lab has finished this stageJune 24 - July 1, 2022
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Collect Community Input on the Living Lab
Galena Cooper Living Lab is currently at this stageJuly 2-September 26, 2022
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Evaluate Input and Provide Recommendations to Council
this is an upcoming stage for Galena Cooper Living LabSeptember 27 - October 21, 2022
Documents
- Galena Cooper Living Lab Engagement Report (6.36 MB) (pdf)
- Galena Cooper Living Lab Phone and Email Log (433 KB) (pdf)
- Galena Cooper Living Lab Update - September 22 (314 KB) (pdf)
- Galena Cooper Living Lab fact sheet_English_web.pdf (922 KB) (pdf)
- Galena Cooper Living Lab fact sheet_Spanish_web.pdf (873 KB) (pdf)
- City Council Work Session February 2022 Lab Logistics and Budget (1.93 MB) (pdf)
Who's Listening
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Phone 970-920-5293 Email denise.white@aspen.gov