Aspen Colorado
Governor Davis H. Waite
The gubernatorial election of 1892 ushered in Colorado's populist experiment under theleadership of Davis Hanson Waite. Waite and his family moved to Leadville, Colorado, in1879 to practice law. With the death of his spouse, Waite and two children moved to Aspen,Colorado. Before his governorship Waite was involved with numerous journalistic projectslike the Aspen Union Era , became Pitkin County's first superintendent ofschools, and ser ved as the county's Justice of the Peace . Politically, Waite was thechairman of the Pitkin County Central Committee, secretary of the Knights of LaborAssembly, and a delegate to both the St. Louis and Omaha Populist conventions. ... [Read More]
Evaluation of Full-Time Ride Service Program: Aspen, Colorado's Tipsy Taxi Service - Introduction
The project called for conducting a case study of a year-round ride service program that had been in place for some time, in order to identify characteristics of an active, self-sustaining program. By networking through NHTSA regional offices, Aspen’s Tipsy Taxi program was identified as such a program. Preliminary inquiries were made to determine Aspen’s interest in participating in the study. In consultation with Aspen and Colorado officials, it was decided that the counties containing Telluride and Crested Butte (San Miguel and Gunnison Counties respectively) would be appropriate comparison communities because they had similar characteristics as destination resort areas but did not have a long history of a similarly active ride service program. Telluride had a ride service program that was used very infrequently and Crested Butte had a more limited program of van service operated by off-duty police officers. ... [Read More]
Evaluation of Full-Time Ride Service Program: Aspen, Colorado's Tipsy Taxi Service - Exec Summary
Aspen’s Tipsy Taxi is administered through the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office as a crime prevention program with assistance from Aspen and Snowmass Police Departments and the local restaurant association. It is one part of a three-pronged approach to DUI prevention, along with education and enforcement. Tipsy Taxi is operated within an environment described by the Sheriff’s Office as "enlightened, humanistic enforcement," instituted in the 1970s by then-Sheriff Dick Kienast and continued by current Sheriff Bob Braudis and Aspen Police Chief Tom Stephenson. The fundamental philosophy is that there should be a partnership of law enforcement with the community to encourage residents and tourists to make correct choices. ... [Read More]
Evaluation of Full-Time Ride Service Program: Aspen, Colorado's Tipsy Taxi Service - Tech Report Documentation Page
This report summarizes a study of Aspen Colorado’s Tipsy Taxi ride service program. This service, which provides a free ride home for persons who are too intoxicated to drive, has been in place since December 1983. Funded through donations from the community, this program is available 365 days a year, 24 hours per day. The program is distinctive in that it has been operating for over sixteen years and is self-sustaining. An examination of injury crashes as a proxy of alcohol-related crashes revealed a significant reduction associated with implementation of the program. It is argued that a year-round alternative transportation program is an important component of a comprehensive anti-DUI countermeasure program which should also include deterrence components such as public information, enforcement, and sanctioning. ... [Read More]
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve (National Park Service)
Nestled in southern Colorado, North America's tallest dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The wind-shaped dunes glow beneath the rugged backdrop of the mountains. This geologic wonderland, containing over 30 square miles of massive dunes, became a national monument in 1932. With the passage of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act, resources now also include alpine lakes and tundra, six peaks over 13,000' in elevation, ancient spruce and pine forests, large stands of aspen and cottonwood, grasslands, and wetlands--all habitat for diverse wildlife and plant species. ... [Read More]
Fifth PHANTOM Users Group Workshop (PUG2000)Home Page
The University of Colorado Center for Human Simulation (CHS) has invited PUG attendees to visit their facility from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 28. Tours of the facility, as well as demos of some of the Human Simulation applications, will be given. CHS is located in Denver ( see map ). A bus will leave from CHS after 3 p.m. for the three hour drive to Aspen, CO. ... [Read More]
Mitigating Traffic Congestion - The Role of Demand-Side Strategies: City of Aspen - CO
Aspen has implemented transportation goals to preserve the physical environment and control future traffic impacts on the community. The 1993 Aspen Area Community Plan adopted a transportation goal to limit the traffic entering Aspen to 1993 volumes. Traffic volume counts are taken continuously at Castle Creek Bridge and are summarized monthly to ensure that the goal is being met. The goal has been met every year since. The City of Aspen has adopted several transportation goals besides limiting traffic volumes such as reducing parking occupancy rates downtown and offering viable alternatives to driving alone. ... [Read More]
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