Navigating Mountain Town Growth and Intensity to Meet Climate and Community Resilience

This is a session from the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit in Breckridge, Colorado in October, 2025.

With Kara Silbernagel, Pitkin County, CO

Pitkin County faces growing challenges from climate change, housing inaccessibility, and economic inequality\u2014not from population growth alone, but from the intensity of development and use. Large homes, service-driven demand, rural events, and traffic are straining resources and undermining the quality of life values that are essential in mountain communities. Vision 2050 equips the County with the tools to make informed land use decisions that reduce emissions, protect rural character, balance the economic demands of the region and seek to preserve the affordability and equity of the local workforce and community.

Category: Planning