The Town of Vail will transition to its summer parking operations in the Vail Village and Lionshead structures beginning Friday, May 24. The structures will continue to remain free for daytime parking with connecting free bus service to event venues and activities throughout town, including express service to Ford Park. Returning for the second season this summer will be a $25 fee for vehicles stored overnight in the structures.

Town of Vail buses will transition from the spring schedule to the summer schedule beginning Memorial Day, May 27. The summer schedule, which will run through mid-November, will provide either 30-minute, 40-minute or up to one-hour service on most outlying routes during peak times and one-to-two hour service on most outlying routes during non-peak times. Returning this summer will be an extension of the in-town route to Ford Park via Vail Valley Drive which will operate daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. as well as added frequency on the East Vail, Golf Course and Sandstone routes.

The Town of Vail is offering residents a limited amount of free mulch for placement around trees and shrubs or other garden locations. Mulch helps conserve water by decreasing soil temperatures and the amount of soil exposed to wind and sun.

An overview of construction activity in Vail.

Vail’s annual spring cleaning activities will include multiple opportunities for residents and employees to make use of the town’s free collection and drop off services. The activities will take place May 14-17.

The work includes wingwall repair and new bridge approach rails and bridge pedestrian rails on the Forest Road bridge over Gore Creek.  

An overview of construction activity in Vail.

The Town of Vail is inviting residents of the Golf Course neighborhood as well as cyclists, bike shops and other recreationalists to assist in the development of recommendations for safety improvements along Vail Valley Drive from Ford Park to Sunburst Drive.

An overview of construction activity in Vail.

Beginning the week of May 6, the Town of Vail will establish two distribution points for free sand material and empty bags for residents and merchants who wish to safeguard their property from the possibility of high water. Sand and bags will be available at the parking lot near the I-70 interchange in East Vail and at the North Trail parking lot in West Vail. Residents should bring a shovel and be prepared to fill their own bags while supplies last. Contractors are asked to make their own arrangements for sandbags for commercial construction projects.

An overview of major construction projects in Vail.

Vail’s annual spring cleaning activities are returning this year with multiple events in April and May. The annual Eagle River Watershed Council Highway Cleanup will occur on Saturday, April 27. Volunteers are encouraged to join the Town of Vail team to assist in cleaning sections of I-70 and the Frontage Road in Vail. In May, dumpsters will be placed in Ford Park and the North Trail parking area at 2515 North Frontage Road in West Vail beginning on Tuesday, May 14 and will be available for residential use; large residential pickup will be offered by appointment beginning Thursday, May 16. The spring cleaning blitz continues on Friday, May 17 with free one-day-only recycling opportunities for paper shredding, e-waste and household hazardous waste.

Just a few days remain for community members to take part in this current phase of the Civic Area Master Plan process in which a series of short, interactive surveys are available to collect comments and feedback. Register or sign in to EngageVail.com to view and comment on design concepts illustrating possible improvements or additions to the five town-owned properties that make up the Vail Civic Plan study area: Dobson Ice Arena, Vail Public Library, Lionshead Parking and Transportation Center, charter bus lot and the Vail Municipal Building complex.

An open house on April 17 and a series of short, interactive surveys at EngageVail.com will be available to collect comments and feedback from the community during the next phase of the Town of Vail Civic Area planning process, which extends from April 12 through April 28.

Free public parking returns to the Vail Village and Lionshead parking structures beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, April 22. This includes free overnight parking until May 24 when a $25 fee will be implemented for the second season to discourage vehicle storage.