ASPEN 2040 - 2060
a design study by the What if Lab
The one billion dollar opportunity
During the next several years, the upper Roaring Fork Valley will invest well over one billion dollars in infrastructure projects that will define the functioning of the valley for decades to come.
How could the upper valley function better in 2060 than it does today?
Pitkin County, the City of Aspen, Snowmass Village, RFTA, CDOT and architectural design teams of the Lumberyard and Airport, Entrance to Aspen and Snowmass Transit Center would build closer work relationships and foster collaboration? And, what if this collaborative, whole systems planning process would approach it like a chess game, where it is all about analyzing the situation, finding ideas and making sure that all the pieces can move in harmony?
Pitkin County, the City of Aspen, Snowmass Village, RFTA, CDOT and architectural design teams of the Lumberyard and Airport, Entrance to Aspen and Snowmass Transit Center would build closer work relationships and foster collaboration? And, what if this collaborative, whole systems planning process would approach it like a chess game, where it is all about analyzing the situation, finding ideas and making sure that all the pieces can move in harmony?
Is it possible to find a way to make the valley function better in 2040 than it does today?
The Community's Guiding Documents : Aspen Area Community Plan (AACP), West of Maroon Master Plan (WOMP), Airport Common Ground Recommendations (CGR), Aspen Chamber Resort Association (ACRA) Destination Management Plan, Roaring Fork Transit Authority (RFTA) and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Missions
What if...
Linear Solutions with Three Dimensional Twists
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