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The environment desk at Aspen Public Radio covers issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and throughout the state of Colorado including water use and quality, impact of recreation, population growth and oil and gas development. APR’s Environment Reporter is Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

No bids on Hallam Street trail project

A plan to widen the sidewalk on Castle Creek Bridge is on hold.

Last summer’s “living lab” project was well-received by pedestrians and cyclists, but the City of Aspen did not receive any qualified bids to build a permanent version. According to Pete Rice with the city’s engineering department, contractors are concerned that construction of the Grand Ave. Bridge in Glenwood and the underpass in Basalt would make it difficult to get crews in to complete the work this summer.

The project would create a pedestrian-friendly trail from 7th Street to the west-side of the Castle Creek Bridge, near the top of Cemetery Lane.

Tonight, City Council is expected to discuss a temporary fix for this summer, but that would come with a hefty price-tag. The city plans to put the project back out to bid late this summer, with construction possible next spring.

 

Aspen native Elizabeth Stewart-Severy is excited to be making a return to both the Red Brick, where she attended kindergarten, and the field of journalism. She has spent her entire life playing in the mountains and rivers around Aspen, and is thrilled to be reporting about all things environmental in this special place. She attended the University of Colorado with a Boettcher Scholarship, and graduated as the top student from the School of Journalism in 2006. Her lifelong love of hockey lead to a stint working for the Colorado Avalanche, and she still plays in local leagues and coaches the Aspen Junior Hockey U-19 girls.
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