Aspen Community Vision

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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.