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.


Register for Updates

City Council Review


How to Get Involved.
Please attend an upcoming meeting with City Council to provide your comments on the AACP.  All packets for these meetings will be available approximately one-week before the meeting. 
  • January 23, 2012, 5pm in Council Chambers: First Reading on the 2011/2012 AACP and associated clean-up code amendments. (Packet)
  • February 13, 5pm in Council Chambers: Second Reading, Public Hearing.  (Packet)
  • February 21, 4:30pm in Council Chambers:  Work Session to discuss code amendment priorities. (Packet)
  • February 27, 5pm in Council Chambers: Second Reading, Public Hearing. 
  • March 5, 4:30pm in Council Chambers:  Work Session to discuss all AACP implementation priorities.

Past Work Sessions.
City Council met in a series of work sessions in 2011.  Packets for those work sessions are available below: 
  • Sept 19: Identify potential code changes,review the Aspen Idea chapter. (Packet)
  • Sept 20: Review Historic Preservation and Lifelong Aspenite chapters.  (Packet)
  • Oct 4: Review Transportation, Parks/Recreation/Open Space/Trails,and Environmental Stewardship chapters. (Packet)
  • Nov 29: Review West of Castle Creek Corridor Chapter.  (packet)
  • Dec 5 & 6: Review Housing Chapter, and Managing Growth for Community & Economic Sustainability. (Packet)
If you have any comments or questions, please comment on our blog or on our facebook page, or  email .


Background
A great deal of data has been generated as part of the AACP update.  Much of this is in the form of the State of the Aspen Area, but some have been additional studies conducted during the P&Z review.  Visit our Adoption Data page for a complete listing of all the the additional resorts generated.