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Carbondale commission narrows 2026 traffic‑calming pilot list and prioritizes Village Road safety fixes
Summary
The Bike & Pedestrian Commission pared its 2026 pilot list to a handful of priority corridors — Sopris, Snowmass Drive, Village (Surrey), Cowan/8th and sections of West Main and Hendrick — and agreed to convene a subcommittee to walk sites and draft feasible, cost‑sensitive pilot designs such as modular raised crosswalks, chicanes and restriping.
Commissioners in Carbondale narrowed a potential list of 2026 traffic‑calming pilot projects to a smaller set of streets and agreed to form a subcommittee to walk the corridors and develop concepts that staff can test this spring.
Public commentators highlighted immediate safety concerns on Village Road. Nikki Dawson, chair of Age Friendly Carbondale, said crash‑data and recent walk audits show repeated collisions at the Village Road/Highway 133 intersection and heavy summer bicycle traffic around the Raft Bus station; she urged a 4‑way crosswalk, signal timing that allows pedestrians and bicyclists to clear the intersection, a speed…
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