Project Phases
State of the
Aspen Area
Speaker
Series
Aspen Economy
White Paper
Random
Survey
Small Group
Meetings
Survey
Results
Large Group
Meetings
Planning &
Zoning Review
City Council &
BOCC Review
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State of the Aspen Area: 2000-2008
September 17

This report contains up to date information on a range of issues that have traditionally been important to the Aspen community, ranging from transportation to housing and growth. Did you know that the City has issued 9,886 building permits with a value of $2.4 billion since 2000? This is just one piece of information contained in this comprehensive report. Included are reader-friendly summaries
of each topic.
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Speaker Series
September 17 - October

Staff visited various groups and organizations in the Aspen area to offer a PowerPoint presentation on the highlights of the State of the Aspen Area report, and the public process for generating a Community Vision for the Aspen Area.
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'White Paper' on the
Aspen Economy
October 20

This is a rare opportunity to gain a new understanding of the unique and powerful resort economy that drives many important issues in the Aspen area. The City of Aspen hired an international resort consulting firm (Economics Research Associates) to draft this 'White Paper.' The report is reader-friendly and accessible to the general public.
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Random Survey
November

A survey has been mailed to random households in the Aspen area, asking a wide range of questions about your vision for the future. This approach has been tested in mountain communities before, and will be a statistically accurate reflection of community values, likes and dislikes. Results will be available in January 2009.
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Small Group Meetings
Oct 27 - Nov 14

More than 150 people recently participated in 11 small group meetings in October and November, offering their visions and goals for the future. These meetings were not intended to produce a consensus of any kind, but to express a range of goals and visions. A summary of notes from these meetings are available on the "Small Group Meetings" page.
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Survey Results
2nd week January

The results of the random survey that was mailed to Aspen area residents in November will be available on the website. This is a values-based survey that can help form the Community Vision for the Aspen area.
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Large Community Vision Meetings
January 27, January 31

Our goal is to have at least 350 people attend each of three public meetings, so more than 1,000 people can take part in drafting a Community Vision for the Aspen Area. We'll use a number of methods, including wireless voting keypads to explore the community's values. For more information and to RSVP and reserve your clicker, please see the homepage.
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Planning and Zoning
Commission Review
March

This will be a more traditional and formalized process where the Planning and Zoning Commissions of both the City and the County will review a draft of the Community Vision for the Aspen Area. This will include legally noticed public hearings that anyone can attend to offer their comments.
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City Council and Board of County Commissioners Review
April

This will be a more traditional and formalized process where the Aspen City Council and the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will review a draft of the Community Vision for the Aspen Area, while also considering the input of both planning and zoning commissions. This will include legally noticed public hearings that anyone can attend to offer their comments.


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Where We've Been


Every eight years or so, the City of Aspen and Pitkin County collaborate on a character-based community plan for the Aspen area that helps guide decision-making by the Aspen City Council and Pitkin County Commissioners.

The first Aspen Area Community Plan was adopted by the City Council and County Commissioners in 1993. Seven years later, Council and Commissioners adopted the 2000 Aspen Area Community Plan (AACP).

In 2007, Council and Commissioners approved funding for an update of the 2000 AACP.
This section details Where We've Been in the process to create a Community Vision for the Aspen Area. 

State of the Aspen Area: 2000-2008 | September 17
This report contains up to date information on a range of issues, from transportation to housing to growth. For a reader-friendly summary, and access to the Full Report, or the Executive Summary Click Here.

Speaker Series | September 17 - October
We visited various groups and organizations in the Aspen area to offer a PowerPoint presentation on the highlights of the State of the Aspen Area report and the upcoming public process.

'White Paper' on the Aspen Economy | October
This report describes the unique and powerful resort economy that drives many important issues in the Aspen area. The report is reader-friendly and accessible to the general public. You can download it from www.aspencommunityvision.com.

Random Survey (mailer) | November
A survey was mailed to random households in the Aspen area, asking a wide range of questions about your vision for the future. Results will be available in February 2009. For results of this survey, please check this website in February, or join our listserv by  filling out the Register for Updates form on the left or emailing a request to  info@aspencommunityvision.com

Small Group Meetings | October 27 - November 14
Twelve meetings were held, allowing attendees to break into small groups to talk about their visions and goals for the future, focusing on 10 different topics. For more information on this phase of the process and a summary of the meetings, click here.

Large Group Meetings / January 27 + January 31
More than 450 people participated in large group meetings on January 27 and 31, using instant voting "clickers" to register their position on more than 70 questions covering 10 topics. The results are available at www.aspencommunityvision.com. The questions were derived from a series of small group meetings held in October and November.

Next Steps:
For information on where we are in the process, visit the  "Where We Are" page.  Information on the next steps in the process can be found on the "Where We're Going" page.