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RESOLUTION NO. ct~
SERIES OF 1997
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
RECOMMENDING THAT THE RFTA PARK AND RIDE LOT SHUTTLE SERVICE COST
SAVINGS PLAN BE IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVE 1997 SUMMER SEASON.
WHEREAS, the Transportation Implementation Plan (1994) element of the Aspen Area
Community Plan recommended a variety of transit alternatives and parking disincentives be
implemented as a strategy to reduce automobile congestion in the Aspen Metro Area, and;
WHEREAS, ridership on RFTA valley bus routes increased by 28% and ridership on
City of Aspen transit services increased by 14 % in 1995 following the implementation of paid
parking, and;
WHEREAS, dramatic increases in RFTA valley bus ridership indicates that most
commuters prefer to catch the bus where they live, rather than drive to the Airport to catch the
Airport Park and Ride Shuttle, and;
WHEREAS, the average number of cars parked at the lot has been consistently between
30 and 40 over the three years of operation;
WHEREAS, the cost per passenger for the Airport Park and Ride shuttle is nearly four '
times that of the RFTA system-wide average, and;
WHEREAS, after three years of Airport Park and Ride shuttle service operation,
ridership is not increasing and revenue expended for the service could be used for other
worthwhile transit projects;
WHEREAS, operating at half-hour headways opposite the valley service, the shuttle
service changes will result in transit service every 15 minutes to the AABC, the Airport, and the
Park and Ride lot area.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado,
that the Airport Park and Ride Shuttle service will be reduced effective the 1997 summer season
to a level commensurate with existing demand. The new schedule will be widely promoted and
every effort will be made to malce the public aware of the benefits of using this service to travel
between Aspen, the Airport Business Center, the Airport, and the Airport Park and Ride facility.
Based upon reduced service levels, the estimated 1997 cost for the Airport Park and Ride shuttle
service, paid for from Half-Cent Sales Tax revenues, will be reduced from $234, 934 to
approximately $197,275.
Levels of service to be provide in future years will be based upon demand and determined by the
Elected Officials Transportation Committee.
e RESOLVED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16th day of December, 1996, by the
City Council for the City of Aspen, Colorado.
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John Bennett, Mayor
I, 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 the City of Aspen,
Colorado, at a meeting held April 14, 1997.
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