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Community-backed 'Option 2 plus' favored as Pitkin County advances terminal concept to schematic design
Summary
Design team presented two conceptual terminal options and said task forces and public surveys favored 'Option 2 plus.' Staff plans to ask the Airport Advisory Board for an informal recommendation, then the BOCC will consider an informal resolution to move the design into schematics.
Designers presented the conceptual design and community engagement results for Aspen/Pitkin County Airport’s terminal modernization during the Jan. 13 joint meeting. The task forces, open houses and a public survey yielded strong engagement, and the team said community response and task force scoring favored Option 2 plus by roughly a 60/40 margin.
The Option 2 plus concept was described as a layout that preserves mountain views, emphasizes biophilic materials and daylighting, and introduces a separate ground transportation center out front of the terminal building. The ground transportation center is intended to…
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