Pitkin County

Off-road vehicles like ATVs and dirt bikes have long been banned on public roads in Colorado, but Pitkin County is only starting to enforce the law this summer.

At a meeting Thursday, elected officials will discuss two ways to improve alternative transportation near Aspen.

Results from a valley-wide survey are in, and they show strong support for allowing some e-bikes on paved trails.

This week on Valley Roundup, the debate between Eagle county and Pitkin county rages on, Red Mountain homeowners are proposing to donate open space, Aspen teacher will stay in class amid Denver protests, and we will continue to hear updates about the Castle Creek bridge saga.

In 2017, Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin Counties all earned more than expected from their investment portfolios.

Pitkin County has updated its plans to lessen the impacts of natural disasters, like floods and wildfires.

Colorado’s Secretary of State wants you to make sure the charity receiving your money this holiday season is, indeed, charitable.

Pitkin County Commissioners are set to adopt a climate action plan that details how county departments can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Electric bikes have cruised to popularity, and local governments are scrambling to keep up. Changes in state laws have left a patchwork of policies, and e-bikers aren’t always sure where they can ride. Elizabeth Stewart-Severy took to the trails to check out the new technology and brings us this report.

Off-highway vehicles, like ATVs, have long been illegal on Pitkin County roads, but the policy hasn’t been enforced. That will change soon.

Pitkin County commissioners are moving forward with a plan to remove loose rocks from the Ute Trail.

Welcome to Valley Roundup. I’m Carolyn Sackariason.

  As wildfires burn across the west and communities regroup after devastating hurricanes in the south, Pitkin County officials discuss how to prepare for and prevent natural disasters.

More changes are happening in the ski industry, and paid parking is coming to Buttermilk.

On Thursday, the board of directors for the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) met to decide on the future of e-bikes on the Rio Grande Trail, the 42-mile trail stretching from Glenwood Springs to Aspen.

On Tuesday, Colorado became the latest state — and the first in the Rocky Mountain region — to commit to fighting climate change.

This week, Pitkin County Commissioners will consider changes to the parking area at Buttermilk.

Pitkin County’s plan for dealing with natural hazards is due for an update. The 2017 edition will consider climate change impacts.