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Pitkin County presents two contrasting concepts for Aspen airport terminal; seeks public feedback
Summary
Pitkin County staff and the design team presented two final conceptual designs for the Aspen airport terminal that differ principally in where multimodal facilities and passenger processing sit (central plaza with stacked parking vs. consolidated single-level processing with integrated multimodal space); the county asked the public to weigh in before schematic design.
Pitkin County staff and the project design team presented two final conceptual plans for the Aspen airport terminal and asked the public to weigh in on which approach best suits the community.
Lisonbee Bechtesh, a Pitkin County staff member, opened the presentation and said community feedback this fall narrowed the project to two final options. A lead designer described “Concept 2+” as centered on a 1.3-acre plaza and a separate ground-transportation pavilion in front of the terminal, with parking stacked beneath the plaza and passenger processing that moves between lower baggage areas and upper hold rooms. “That plaza out in front is approximately 1.3 acres,” the designer said, noting space for public art, bike lockers, a cafe and a bag-drop pavilion.
The designer said Concept 2+ orients the new terminal just south of the…
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