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Candidates debate Highway 133 development and Old City Market vacancy; call for code tweaks and adaptive reuse
Summary
At a Sopra Sun forum candidates discussed recent Highway 133 projects, pedestrian access and parking, the Old City Market vacancy and adaptive reuse ideas (day care, food hub, indoor recreation), and stressed the limits of town power over privately owned properties.
Carbondale candidates at a Sopra Sun forum discussed new development along Highway 133, traffic and pedestrian connectivity near the City Market site, and options to reuse long-vacant commercial properties.
Speakers framed the Highway 133 corridor as a gateway where zoning and the town's Unified Development Code (UDC) should shape design and parking standards. "It's a work in progress," said Colin Laird, urging further code changes to improve pedestrian and bike access and reduce parking requirements.
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