A nonprofit water utility is taking the City of Glenwood Springs to court over who should provide water service to parts of West Glenwood that are being redeveloped. It’s life or death for the small shareholder-owned company that predated the City’s annexation of the area in the 1980s. Last year, the Mitchell-Cooper Ditch and Pipeline […]
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RFTA housing capacity challenges highlight Valley housing obstacles
This spring, a former RFTA bus operator reached out to The Sopris Sun sharing concerns following the loss of his RFTA employee housing. Steve McQuiston worked for the transit authority for years, and has since moved out of the Valley. He said, “There is no way I could have remained in the Valley without a […]
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RFTA Report: CEO shares internal reports and responds to public comment
The May 8 Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) board meeting focused on presenting results from internal monitoring reports and updates. The meeting was hosted at its usual location: Carbondale Town Hall, with some attendees online. RFTA CEO Kurt Ravenschlag presented several internal reporting methods for tracking how well the organization interacts with the public and […]
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ANB Bank banks on a new bank
On April 8, ground broke on another new development adding to the Carbondale Marketplace complex. Nestled between Highway 133 and Hendrick Drive, ANB Bank’s 27,000-square-foot “Sopris Station” mixed-use development was approved in October 2023 and is anticipated to be completed in the fall of 2026. In addition to a new banking center — relocating ANB […]
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RFTA planea un programa piloto de pasajeros con tarifa cero
RFTA propone un programa piloto de tarifa cero este otoño para evaluar el impacto en el número de pasajeros, la sostenibilidad y la congestión del tráfico en el valle.
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RFTA Report: Bus operator comments and potential free travel this autumn
On April 10, the RFTA board meeting was defined by driver input, welcoming new board members following Aspen’s recent municipal elections and project and strategy updates. The meeting was hosted at its usual location at Carbondale Town Hall, though around 20 people joined online. Public commentEdward Anderson has been driving RFTA buses for four years. […]
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RFTA Report: Mobility committee reports early analysis and recommendations
The March Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) board meeting occurred fully online and remote. There were no public comments, board comments or changes to the agenda. Consent agendaThe board quickly reviewed three resolutions. The first authorized applying for $10.5 million in federal funds to purchase six new diesel-hybrid buses and seven new diesel buses for […]
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RFTA Report: Looking back with gratitude and forward with focus
The first Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) board meeting of the year started quietly and quickly. There were no public comments or additions to the agenda. The group swiftly approved the December meeting’s minutes and moved on to board member comments. Board commentsSeveral board members spent time reflecting on how much they appreciate RFTA bus […]
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Downtowner transit service approved through 2025
The Town of Carbondale has announced the continuation of its free, on-demand Downtowner ride service through the end of 2025. Following its successful six-month pilot program, which began on July 1,2023, the Downtowner service was extended for another year with the approval of the Town’s 2025 budget.Presentations about the Downtowner service and the WE-cycle bike-share […]
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RFTA Report: Strike averted, budget finalized
In marked contrast to the light agenda of RFTA’s November board meeting, the December meeting agenda was full of resolutions and presentations up for approval before the end of the year. In most meetings, the board packet (available for public viewing at www.rfta.com) ranges between 50 and 80 total pages. The December packet spanned 238 […]