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Public raises roundabout design, boat-ramp camps, speeding and building-height concerns at Carbondale meeting
Summary
Public commenters urged trustees to revisit a CDOT roundabout acceleration-lane design, pressed the town to address recurring homeless camps and trash at the Carbondale boat ramp, requested traffic calming on Hendrick Drive, and asked the town to re-examine building-height measurement and retaining-wall standards on a Perry Ridge project.
Several members of the public used the Town of Carbondale's public-comment period to press trustees on transportation safety, riverfront cleanliness and building-permit enforcement.
Matt (Matthew) Warwick asked trustees to reconsider a recent design change to the acceleration lane at the Marketplace exit, saying the new design extends the acceleration lane into the roundabout without a merging segment and that could encourage higher speeds. Warwick asked whether the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) made the change and urged the town to apply its own balance between moving traffic and protecting a pedestrian- and bike-focused neighborhood. Andy Zach, a member of the bike-path commission, said the commission did not get a chance to…
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