Correction: the Bicycle Pedestrian and Trails Commission is an advisory body and will not make final decisions on infrastructure changes and funding as previously stated by this article. Those decisions lie with the Board of Trustees. On Nov. 4, the Carbondale Bicycle Pedestrian and Trails Commission (BPTC) held an open house to review the third […]
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Jury summons for Marble residents put them between a rock and hard place
For folks living in Marble, being part of Gunnison County is one of life’s little jokes. It is not always important, but every now and then, Marble residents have to face the reality that serving jury duty when called is nearly impossible.There’s an overblown joke that nobody likes jury duty; imagine having to drive several […]
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WE-cycle debuts in Carbondale Aug. 4
Beginning First Friday, Aug. 4, Carbondale commuters will have a new way to get around. For months, anticipation has been building for WE-cycle’s expansion into one of the Valley’s most bicycle-friendly towns. Stations have already appeared at 17 locations and soon 80 well-maintained bikes, each with a basket and pedal-powered light, will be docking between […]
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WE-cycle gets rolling
Local bike-share nonprofit WE-cycle attended a Carbondale trustees work session on May 16 to give an update about their incoming services. Appropriately, the meeting took place during Bonedale Bike Week and was well-attended by cycling enthusiasts. Trustees approved moving ahead with WE-cycle back in June of 2022. The free (tax-funded) service operates in close partnership […]
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Críticas: Are we living in neofeudalism?
The I-70 corridor and Highway 82 in Colorado has become a hotbed for wage theft, with the working community experiencing the single largest form of it in the area. Every day, working families from the lower Roaring Fork Valley commute to their places of work, often enduring long drives that can take up to four […]
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Commuting made interesting
With pervasive road work and more cars on the road, comes more idling and waiting for traffic to move, with the vehicle’s AC blowing (or windows down). Commuting is a daily necessity on the Western Slope for many, if not most, of the people here. Whether heading back from work through the Crystal Valley on […]