Carbondale Bike/Ped commission narrows MAP implementation to Hendrick/Eighth pilots and low-cost safety work

CARBONDALE, Colo. — Members of the Carbondale Bike/Ped Commission agreed at a meeting to concentrate the next phase of implementing the town’s MAP implementation list on two pilot areas — Hendrick Drive and Eighth Street — along with low-cost, townwide safety and traffic‑calming measures. Commissioners said they want baseline traffic data collected beginning in mid‑April so staff can measure the effects of pilot treatments this summer and into the fall.

The commission’s decision narrows a packet list of roughly a dozen implementation items and prioritizes pilot programs and quick, visible improvements that the group expects the town to be able to test and, where appropriate, install rapidly. “I would think probably mid April,” Kevin (staff member) said when asked when counters could be placed to collect before‑data. The move aims to produce measurable before‑and‑after results for vehicle speeds and to inform later tests of bicycle and pedestrian changes.

Why it matters: Commissioners said visible pilot projects and low‑cost maintenance will show the public that the MAP process is producing results and supply evidence for larger, longer‑term interventions. The commission wants tests that isolate single interventions so the town can identify which measures actually reduce speeds or increase walking and biking.

Commission discussion and next steps Commissioners grouped the MAP implementation list into an initial set of five priorities and then focused the immediate work on two items from that list: item 4a…