Project Update | September 2020
Dear Park + Midland Neighbor,
Thank you for your input to date about the safety and connectivity improvements in your neighborhood. Over the past few months, we have received a considerable amount of input in addition to the 27 initial interviews we did last winter, and want to assure that everyone’s voice is heard by Council. This is an important community conversation and the City is pleased to have your active engagement in this process.
BI-MONTHLY UPDATES + ASPEN COMMUNITY VOICE
This is the first of a regular bi-monthly email update that is aimed at keeping interested neighbors and community members updated on the progress of this project. In an effort to focus our discussion in one place for all to be able to share in the conversation, we are relaunching this project on Aspen Community Voice. This will serve as our group hub for project information, updates and will serve as the designated forum for collecting input.
SUBSCRIBE TO PROJECT UPDATES on Aspen Community Voice and register to participate in the discussion: https://www.aspencommunityvoice.com/parkandmidland
Future updates on this process will be sent via Aspen Community Voice, so please add this to your email address book: notifications@engagementhq.com
PARK + MIDLAND OUTREACH UPDATE: 9/11/20
As a quick recap and to follow up on the August 10 informational memo, council directed staff to develop the best approach for implementing safety and traffic calming measures and to work towards a living lab experiment for this neighborhood.
- As a first step, city staff is working to implement immediate measures and hopes to utilize a variable message sign (VMS) as well. Signage is expected to be installed after budget discussions in October.
- City engineering is working with a traffic expert to collect additional traffic data, including speeds. This data is expected to be ready for view in December. The information will give staff and the public a full picture of the neighborhood including the impacts of implementing a living lab project next spring.
- City staff is also working on preparations for the upcoming budget cycle which will occur in October. Per council’s direction, staff is developing a preliminary living lab concept with consideration of input received to date, feasibility, and safety engineering best practices.
- We are working to collate all of your input that has been submitted to date and will post it the project webpage soon for everyone to review.
Over the next several months, we will be expanding this conversation in an effort to build neighborhood consensus and understanding of the challenges faced by this neighborhood. Thank you for your continued engagement.
