Much of West Vail is virtually unchanged in the decades since the area was annexed into town.
West Vail is a place where time has stood still in many ways. A new town effort aims to change that.
Town officials for the past several months have been working on a new master plan for West Vail. The scope of the plan includes commercial and residential areas on both the north and south sides of Interstate 70.
The next step in the planning process is a Dec. 17 transportation workshop
, to be conducted virtually at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Vail Community Development Director Matt Gennett said that workshop is a chance for residents and planners to talk about topics including transportation, building and infrastructure design and housing.
The layout of the Edwards RiverPark plan, shown above, details development on a former gravel pit site located just north of U.S. Highway 6.
As the Eagle County Board of Commissioners began its review process for the Edwards RiverPark project on Tuesday, members of the county planning staff introduced the proposal by sharing their conclusion that the plan “substantially complied” with the master plan for the area.
But when given their opportunity to comment on the proposal, more than a dozen Edwards residents vehemently disagreed with that assessment. Instead, they said the Edwards RiverPark plan fails to protect the small-town values promoted in the Edwards Area Community Plan.