Straight Shot will solve the traffic problems
The City of Aspen proposal will The Preferred Alternative was developed as a transit project that utilizes Traffic Demand Measures to assure traffic does not increase beyond the agreed 1994 vehicle count.
The City of Aspen/CDOT has been on record as the Straight Shot will make traffic worse. [SOURCE]. They have committed another survey.
Numerous studies show that simply building more lanes for cars will not solve traffic problems and in fact, makes them worse.
For more information on induced traffic:
Building Bigger Roads Makes Traffic Worse
Wired 2014
Increasing Highway Capacity Unlikely to Relieve Traffic Congestion
University of California-Davis 2015
Generated Traffic and Induced Travel
Victoria Transport Policy Institute 2017
Emergency Evac Plan:
Rick Ballantine Letter, not doing anything about city won’t admit safety. Nothing has been done in the past 10 years.
Wildfire
CDOT IS MAKING US DO IT!
City alludes to CDOT time and again.
Numerous studies show that simply building more lanes for cars will not solve traffic problems and in fact, makes them worse.