A cyclist takes the pedestrian and biker roadway on Hopkins Avenue in Aspen on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Dedicating a seven-block thoroughfare in Aspen’s West End for just pedestrians and bicyclists later this month is part of a bigger plan to increase overall safety in the downtown core for those who are walking or riding a bike.
“Bikes have been left out of our core. We cut them out on the (pedestrian malls), we cut them out on Galena when we made it a one-way,” city engineer Trish Aragon said. “Our next step is to see how we can add that layer back in, how we can add that connectivity in our downtown.”