By Age-Friendly Carbondale The first eight columns in this series reported the results of Age-Friendly Carbondale’s year of work on State Highway 133 inside town limits. We reviewed many previous studies and reports, spent four months listening to residents and eight months analyzing over 4,000 responses from more than 500 individuals. Last week’s column, the […]
Colorado Highway 133
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133, Dangerous as Designed:Our paved futon
By Age-Friendly Carbondale We conclude our review of crossings along 133 with Snowmass and Meadowood Drive, the only two where survey respondents did not report perceiving unsafe conditions. That said, let’s take this week to examine the nature of 133. Roads move people from point A to point B quickly, efficiently and, usually, safely. In […]
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133, Dangerous as Designed: Village Road
By Age-Friendly Carbondale This week’s focus on State Route 133 in Carbondale highlights the heavily trafficked and signalized intersection at Village Road. There are side paths on both the east and west sides of Highway 133, with a crosswalk located on the south side. However, the sidewalk along Village Road is situated on the north […]
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133, Dangerous as Designed: Jaywalking, Part II
By Age-Friendly Carbondale In last week’s installment, we began a discussion of jaywalking. If pedestrians need to cross a street and the nearest safe crossing is three minutes away, most people will cross where it’s convenient. No amount of education or law enforcement will change this. Last week, we discussed the popular “jaywalk” crossing at […]