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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.009-88 RESOLUTION # 9 ( Series of 1988) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO TO THE ROARING FORK TRANSIT AGENCY Section 1. Cross Town Shuttle/High Frequency Corridor. A cross-town shuttle/high frequency corridor route (Rubey Park, East Durant, Original. Main Street) was approved. RFTA is requested to reroute the existing Snowbunny and Highlands inbound and outbound buses along this new alignment to provide the opportunity to the public to also utilize said buses for cross town shuttle purposes, on a one half hour frequency/headway in each direction. RFTA is requested to commence such service on March L 1988, and to report back to the Council the identification of desired bus stop and bus shelter locations, traffic control or other modifications which will facilitate such service. RFTA is also requested to identify other opportunities to reroute or utilize other existing bus activity along the above described high frequency corridor to further increase frequency and to reduce headways. Section 2. Down Valley Frequency Increase. RFTA's current plans to implement one half hour service (during peak hours) on the Aspen to EI Jebel Route commencing January 31, 1988 are approved for the balance of the 1988 winter season. Before the end of the 1988 winter season RFTA shall report back to the Council and Board as to whether this increased frequency should be continued during spring off season, summer high season, fall off season and subsequent winter high seasons, identifying savings and/or costs depending upon service levels. As soon as practicable RFTA shall report any needed physical changes or improvements regarding traffic controls, bus shelters or similar facilities necessary to provide better support for the down valley route or higher frequency service. Section 3. Public Information/Marketing. RFTA shall design and commence an aggressive campaign for marketing the bus system and unused seats which are available for utilization, so as to increase utilization of the bus system as an alternative to further automobile congestion and air pollution. The marketing campaign shall also include multimedia instruction of the public in how to use the system effectively. Section 4. Aspen/Snowmass Transit Concept Approvals. RFTA, the Council and the Board support the concept of designing and evaluating a cable transit type system to serve Aspen- Snowmass visitors along alignments to be selected in the evalu- ation process. They also commend the Town Council of the Town of Snowmass Village for its willingness to design and test prototype technologies in the Snowmass Village area in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the technology ultimately selected, and will consider proposals to contribute to the design and evaluation process for the purpose of permitting possible extension of said selected technology along an Aspen to Snowmass alignment. Section 5. BUS/HOV Engineering. RFTA is authorized and directed to utilize existing budget resources to commence preliminary engineering design of bus lane/high occupancy vehicle (BUS/HOV) lanes along the existing State Highway 82 alignment between the Town of Aspen and the Pitkin County Airport. Such design and preliminary engineering should take into consideration prior bus lane studies, and should recommend and provide costs for bus lane projects capable of early, phased implementation and use until ultimate completion of improved four lane highway improvements by the State Highway Department. The design, to the maximum extent practicable, shall be complimentary to State Highway 82 four lane improvements. BUS/HOV design and strategies should include use of existing shoulders for lanes immediately adjacent to existing paved lanes to provide a visible alternative transportation opportunity to congested low occupancy private vehicle user and may utilize signalization or other controls to permit BUS/HOV lane vehicles priority use of existing bridges until additional bridges are built. BUS/HOV design shall include design for bus, pedestrian amenities along the fringes of the designated corridor. BUS/HOV preliminary engineering and plan design shall include elements providing for early and preliminary test or pilot utilization; recommended procedures for management of existing and resulting Highway 82 improvements, and shall be capable of inclusion in pending environmental analyses as one alternative in the event that the Council and the Board elect to so include it. The BUS/HOV engineering product shall include visual and other presentation materials sufficient to permit local government entities to present the plan and program in a meaningful way to the public as well as the State Highway Commission, the Governor of the State of Colorado, the State Legislature and Federal Agencies if local government entities elect to so utilize it. Section 7. Small Bus Acquisition. RFTA is directed to complete expeditiously the pending selection and acquisition of smaller buses with improved visual and air quality impacts. Section 8. Further Service Improvements. The preceding short-term activities shall have a first priority. Before the commencement of the 1988 spring off season, the RFTA Board will evaluate all routes and frequencies and will made recommendations to Council and the Board for further improvements of service, including: reduction of cost, or improvement of productivity within the existing budget, better utilization of existing bus movement to increase frequency and productivity during high use periods; reductions in service (where appropriate) during low-use periods to avoid waste, appropriate changes in personnel or service policies which will have the effect of realizing savings during low-use periods for utilization to obtain increased service during high-use periods. Section 9. Other Transportation Assistance. RFTA is authorized to analyze and recommend as to all other local transportation issues, including Aspen-Snowmass Transit, municipal parking structures, park and ride facilities, van services, utilization of private sector carriers and traffic control and reduction generally. DATED: 0t~ /~ 1988. d ~ ./ ~. ~ William L. L Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of Colorado, at a meeting held R..h.f the City os Aspen, ff> 1988. ~ J~u , Kathry S. Koch, City Clerk