Project Update | September 2020

Hello all,

Please see below for the latest on the Park and Midland neighborhood project.

As a reminder, we are moving all project updates to be sent through Aspen Community Voice. If you haven’t already, you must activate your subscription to receive future updates. Please subscribe at aspencommunityvoice.com/parkandmidland.

PARK + MIDLAND UPDATES: 9/30/20

City engineering is evaluating locations for driver feedback signs between HWY 82 and Hopkins along Park Avenue. These are the signs that use radar to give drivers real-time feedback on their travel speed. In our considerations, we are reviewing locations that can accommodate both the space of the sign and have good visibility for vehicles.

Additionally, the traffic engineering consultant is wrapping up collection of neighborhood traffic data. This information will include traffic counts, speed data and technical analysis of existing conditions. The consultant will assemble all the data into a report which we will review during a virtual neighborhood huddle on October 28 (see below), share with this group, and post to the project webpage.

BUDGET WORK SESSION

City Engineering is scheduled to present their department budget requests in a work session with City Council on Tuesday, October 6. Included in this will be a line item request for the design and implementation of the spring 2021 Park & Midland living lab experiment as requested by council. City engineering will base the budget line request on an estimated cost to design the living lab. We are asking the living lab designers to consider neighborhood input, council direction, traffic data, and engineering best practices.

Please note that this line item will likely be reviewed very briefly as one part of the overall budget discussion. Council is not expected to take public comments, but we encourage you to continue to submit your comments and questions through the Aspen Community Voice page.

SAVE THE DATE - VIRTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD HUDDLE

Please join us for a virtual Neighborhood Huddle on Wednesday, October 28 at 11:30 a.m. At this meeting we will review neighborhood input to date, technical considerations, and next steps for this project. This meeting will be recorded for those who are unable to attend.

Thank you for your continued engagement and please reach out with any questions or concerns.