{"id":2447802,"date":"2019-08-21T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=311481"},"modified":"2019-08-21T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T13:30:00","slug":"snowmass-village-council-oks-continued-design-of-transit-center-at-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/snowmass-village-council-oks-continued-design-of-transit-center-at-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowmass Village Council OK\u2019s continued design of transit center at mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.5707547169811\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-311481-872\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/council-svs-082119-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/council-svs-082119-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Town of Snowmass Village website | The preferred design option for the proposed mall transit center that was approved by council in June. Town officials brought the design plan and a feasibility study before the council on Aug. 19 for approval to continue moving forward with this design.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>The preferred design option for the proposed mall transit center that was approved by council in June. Town officials brought the design plan and a feasibility study before the council on Aug. 19 for approval to continue moving forward with this design.<\/strong><br \/>Town of Snowmass Village website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/council-svs-082119-1.jpg\" alt=\"The preferred design option for the proposed mall transit center that was approved by council in June. Town officials brought the design plan and a feasibility study before the council on Aug. 19 for approval to continue moving forward with this design.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/council-svs-082119-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/council-svs-082119-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Town of Snowmass Village website | A rendering of what the new mall transit center would look from Carriage Way.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>A rendering of what the new mall transit center would look from Carriage Way.<\/strong><br \/>Town of Snowmass Village website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/council-svs-082119-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"A rendering of what the new mall transit center would look from Carriage Way.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/council-oks-continued-design-of-transit-center\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/council-oks-continued-design-of-transit-center\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Town of Snowmass Village officials received council approval to continue design work on the proposed mall transit center Aug. 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The town\u2019s goal in bringing updates to the new transit center\u2019s design, which <a id=\"N0x17e8b00N0x1826020:N0x17e8b00N0x18eda58\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/proposed-snowmass-village-transit-center-gets-green-light-for-next-step-2\/\">was approved in June<\/a>, back to council for approval was to ensure officials were still on board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cBefore we go to the next stage and step of design, we wanted to make sure we were designing for the right project,\u201d town manager Clint Kinney explained to council. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to get halfway and say \u2018oh geez, that\u2019s too big, too small, not enough.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In a brief presentation, both David Peckler, the town\u2019s transportation director, and Alex Jauch from the S.E.H. consulting firm went over the project plan and a feasibility study prepared for the mall transit center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The study detailed the preferred design option, known as Option 4. This option\u2019s planned development for the area adjacent to Carriage Way and the Village Mall includes a single bus platform at the mall level with four Roaring Fork Transportation Authority bus bays, and six local shuttle bus bays, along with a roughly 60-space parking area below the bus platform that will replace the existing \u201cLot 6.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Public restrooms, an information center, bus driver breakroom, elevators and delivery vehicle parking will be included in the two-story mall transit center, as well as measures to make the station and parking area more ADA accessible, the study shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Option 4 design plans also took council member and public concerns related to potential bus-pedestrian conflicts into account, creating pedestrian circulation routes, gathering zones, way-finding hubs and planting areas to help guide safe pedestrian traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After town officials rebriefed council on the design, they went into the finances and logistics of the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">According to the feasibility study, the final mall transit project total is estimated at $8.7 million, with the majority of the money going toward the parking garage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Just under $6 million will be funded by the Elected Officials Transportation Committee, Peckler and Kinney explained, and staff is looking at state and federal grant funding for the majority of the remaining funds needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Kinney said about $50,000 had been spent using EOTC funds on the mall transit design so far, and the next phase to get the design ready for the land-use review process would cost roughly $300,000, which is why he and Peckler wanted council\u2019s approval to proceed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s a bit scary in terms of visualizing what it does to that area, but it\u2019s what we got to work with in order to address the goals we\u2019ve set,\u201d Councilman Bob Sirkus said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After a bit of hesitation from council members, who voiced their nerves over moving forward with such a large project, town officials were given the go ahead to continue with the mall transit center design work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">If all goes well with the final design and project platting, town officials estimated having 100% construction plans by May.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/council-oks-continued-design-of-transit-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The preferred design option for the proposed mall transit center that was approved by council in June. 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