{"id":2458806,"date":"2020-05-24T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/road-closed-ahead-downtown-aspen-streets-to-become-shopping-dining-areas\/"},"modified":"2020-05-24T23:20:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T05:20:00","slug":"road-closed-ahead-downtown-aspen-streets-to-become-shopping-dining-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/road-closed-ahead-downtown-aspen-streets-to-become-shopping-dining-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Road closed ahead: Downtown Aspen streets to become shopping, dining areas?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The idea of expanding restaurant and storefronts into the streets of downtown Aspen to help invigorate the economy amid the COVID-19 crisis is gaining momentum, as a majority of people weighing in on the city\u2019s online survey support opening the public right of way for commerce.<\/p>\n

More than 500 people have taken the \u201cRecovery Street Plan\u201d survey on the city\u2019s aspencommunityvoice.com<\/a> platform. The city is taking comments until noon Monday.<\/p>\n

In the dozens of comments that city officials will consider before making a recommendation to Aspen City Council, business owners and residents favor full or partial street closures, according to survey results obtained by The Aspen Times.<\/p>\n

By allowing additional room to shop and eat, more customers can be accommodated under current public health orders<\/a> that limit the number of people in an effort to physically distance and slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community.<\/p>\n

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