Aspen City Council voted to move the Aspen Meadows affordable housing project forward Monday after hearing an updated proposal and reopening the public comment.

The Aspen Institute, Aspen Music Festival and School and Aspen Center for Physics are currently proposing a development of housing units spread out over the Aspen Meadows subdivision, with highest priority of employee housing given to full-time year-round staff. New trail connections, right-of-way improvements, reconfiguration of parking lots and landscaping improvements are also included in the proposal.

Updates to the proposal recommended at the council's March 24 meeting were presented Monday, namely the removal of the three units from North Street and the potential safety measures for the entrance to the property off 4th Street that prioritize pedestrians, bicycles, and public transit.

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Photo: The Aspen Meadows affordable housing project, proposed on the same campus that hosts Aspen Ideas Festival among other events, was approved Monday.
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