Park Avenue - Stormwater and Pedestrian Project

Hello all,

Thank you to all who participated in the community survey. Below is a link to the final survey results.

View Community Survey Results: https://www.aspencommunityvoice.com/4586/widgets/14674/documents/16268

Engineering staff will meet with city council to review options including pros and cons, present the results of the community survey and the traffic study, and feedback submitted through Aspen Community Voice at the January 25, 2021 work session. Please reach out with any questions.

The next community update will go out in January. In the meantime, Happy Holidays and best wishes to you and yours.

Thank you,

Park and Midland Project Team

Phone: 970-340-4334

Webpage: aspencommunityvoice.com/parkandmidland

Hello all,

Thank you to all who have already completed the community survey. To date, we’ve received 35 responses. If you haven’t yet taken the survey, please submit your responses by 7 p.m. this Monday, November 23.

TAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY >>

Read Neighborhood Huddle Memo >>

Watch Neighborhood Huddle Video Recording >>

View Neighborhood Huddle Presentation Slides >>

In other news, the stop signs at Park and Hopkins have been installed. Our team will make observations of how this impacts the corridor, but please feel free to share your observations on the project webpage.

Also, we are tentatively confirmed for a January 25, 2021 work session to meet with City Council to review options on this project including pros and cons, results of the community survey and the traffic study, and feedback submitted through Aspen Community Voice. More details to come on this, so please stay tuned.

Please reach out with any questions.

Thank you,

Park and Midland Project Team

Phone: 970-340-4334

Webpage: aspencommunityvoice.com/parkandmidland

Hello all,

Thank you to all who joined us for the virtual Park and Midland Neighborhood Huddle on October 28. We covered a lot of information and there were a lot of questions, so the project team put together a memo to follow up on key information and your questions.

TAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY >>

Read Neighborhood Huddle Memo >>

Watch Neighborhood Huddle Video Recording >>

View Neighborhood Huddle Presentation Slides >>

The next important step for the project is the community survey which opens today, November 9 and will remain open until 7 p.m. on Monday, November 23. This survey feedback, the findings of the traffic study, safety improvement options, and feedback submitted through Aspen Community Voice will be shared with Council during a work session this winter.

Please reach out with any questions.

Thank you,

Park and Midland Project Team

Phone: 970-340-4334

Webpage: aspencommunityvoice.com/parkandmidland

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 OUTREACH UPDATE: 10/15/20

During the October 6 engineering budget discussion, City staff connected with Council on next steps for Park + Midland. City Council approved funds to implement safety improvements in this neighborhood which will be further discussed in a council work session this winter – stay tuned for details. Meanwhile, the project team is using updated data from the traffic study to move forward with a couple immediate modifications.

City engineering will soon be installing stop signs on Park Ave. at the intersection of Park and Hopkins. Additionally, City Engineering plans to place a temporary, driver feedback device to measure real-time speeds and alert motorists heading north on Park Ave. This device will be placed between Hwy 82 and Hopkins Ave. in relation to the traffic study’s findings. City Engineering will assess the impact of both the stop signs and driver feedback signs, and we also encourage neighbors to share any insights on the project webpage.

VIRTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD HUDDLE

Thank you to those who have RSVP’d for the virtual Neighborhood Huddle on Wednesday, October 28 at 11:30 a.m. A calendar invitation with call-in information will be sent shortly.

The focus of this meeting will be to review the findings of the traffic study and to touch base on next steps. This meeting will be recorded for those who are unable to attend.

COMMUNITY INPUT SUMMARY

For reference, the project team has assembled an overarching infographic to summarize community input we have received to date. This brief graphic pulls out general themes and ideas we have received through our neighbor interviews, phone calls, emails, and Aspen Community Voice to date. There are a lot of nuances to the feedback we’ve received, but we wanted to report back on some common themes.

View Community Input Summary Infographic >>

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for your continued engagement.

Regards,

Park and Midland Project Team

Phone: 970-340-4334

Webpage: aspencommunityvoice.com/parkandmidland

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.

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.