Laurine Lassalle

Colombia

Data Desk Editor at Aspen Journalism

Data reporter/data-journaliste

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Once in doubt, E-175 will fly to Aspen this summer

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Laurine Lassalle

The Embraer 175 aircraft that made its debut at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE) in early December is about to become the only aircraft that United will operate there this summer. That is an outcome that was previously doubted by some observers, but the aircraft has gone through extensive testing and upgrades to operate at ASE and overcome the airport’s challenging conditions. The final United Express CRJ-700 flight from ASE is now scheduled for 12:55 p.m. Sunday and will head to Chicago.
Once in doubt, the E175 will fly to Aspen this summer

1 week ago | aspenjournalism.org | Laurine Lassalle

The Embraer 175 aircraft that made its debut at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE) in early December is about to become the only aircraft that United will operate there this summer. That is an outcome that was previously doubted by some observers, but the aircraft has gone through extensive testing and upgrades to operate at ASE and overcome the airport’s challenging conditions. The final United Express CRJ700 flight from ASE is now scheduled for May 4 at 12:55 p.m. and will head to Chicago.
AI vehicle counters to provide better input on upper-valley traffic flow

2 months ago | aspendailynews.com | Laurine Lassalle

Eight new artificial intelligence-enabled traffic counters set up across Pitkin County soon will provide officials with a more detailed picture of traffic flows in the upper valley. “It’s very exciting because it's going to increase the information that we have on congestion, traffic movements, travel, different types of travel and different types of congestion,” said Linda DuPriest, director of the Elected Officials Transportation Committee.
AI vehicle counters to provide better input on upper valley traffic flows

2 months ago | aspenjournalism.org | Laurine Lassalle

Eight new artificial intelligence-enabled traffic counters set up across Pitkin County will soon provide officials with a more detailed picture of traffic flows in the upper valley. “It’s very exciting because it’s going to increase the information that we have on congestion, traffic movements, travel, different types of travel and different types of congestion,” said Linda DuPriest, director of the Elected Officials Transportation Committee (EOTC).
AI vehicle counters to provide better input on upper valley traffic flows

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Laurine Lassalle

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Real time snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin

Dec 10, 2024 | aspenjournalism.org | Laurine Lassalle

The pre-Thanksgiving storm cycle boosted snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin to above-normal levels, where measurements have remained despite a dry spell before more accumulations on Tuesday and Wednesday. The SNOTEL station located at Schofield Pass, which sits at an elevation of 10,700 feet between Marble and Crested Butte, is recording the highest amount of “snow water equivalent” (SWE) in the basin, with 9 inches as of Dec. 10.
Forecasting what will fly if runway is moved animates airport debate

Nov 1, 2024 | aspendailynews.com | Laurine Lassalle |Curtis Wackerle

The campaign against the plan to shift the Aspen airport runway and loosen a long-standing wingspan limit warns voters that doing so would invite a hoard of privately operated Boeing 737s and other bigger, older and dirtier aircraft.
Forecasting what will fly if runway is moved animates airport debate

Nov 1, 2024 | aspenjournalism.org | Laurine Lassalle |Curtis Wackerle

The campaign against the plan to shift the Aspen airport runway and loosen a long-standing wingspan limit warns voters that doing so would invite a hoard of privately operated Boeing 737s and other bigger, older and dirtier aircraft.
The Roaring Fork Valley’s generational rebalancing

Oct 12, 2024 | aspendailynews.com | Laurine Lassalle

Full-time residents are getting older in the Roaring Fork Valley, as in most of the United States, but the local economy and its challenges are highlighting this generational rebalancing. The midvalley area has seen the most dramatic demographic shift in recent years with the older-adult population growing faster and in some towns now outnumbering children. “We're seeing this [trend] across the entire country.
Data dashboard: Winter occupancy reaches 59% in Aspen and Snowmass

May 29, 2024 | aspenjournalism.org | Laurine Lassalle

Aspen Journalism is compiling a data dashboard highlighting metrics of local public interest, updated weekly. Paid occupancy in Aspen reached 35.5% in April, down from 40.2% last year. Snowmass recorded 42.6% paid occupancy, up from 2023’s 33.3%, according to the April 2024 occupancy report for Aspen and Snowmass lodges, compiled by local tourism officials and reservations tracking firm Destimetrics. April occupancy reached 38.3% for the two towns combined this year, up from 36.7% last year.