Vail Police Department to Host Informational Meetings to Introduce E-Vail Courier Pilot Program to Improve Loading and Delivery Operations in Vail Village

The Vail Police Department is inviting business operators in Vail Village to attend upcoming informational meetings to learn more about a new pilot program taking place this winter to improve loading and delivery operations.

The E-Vail Courier meetings will be held in person and in a virtual format as follows:

• 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, Vail Town Council Chambers, 75 S. Frontage Road
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• 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, Vail Town Council Chambers, 75 S Frontage Road
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Face coverings will be required for those attending in person.

Owners, managers and employees of restaurants, bars, retail shops, as well as residents of the neighborhood are encouraged to make plans to attend one of the meetings. The sessions will be used to introduce program participants, review logistical operations and answer questions about the pilot program which will be offered free of charge to participants.

The town has contracted with 106 West, a local logistics company, to facilitate the E-Vail Courier pilot program which will work with participating purveyors to provide door-to-door deliveries using small electric carts with goods staged from the underground loading dock at Mountain Plaza near Gondola One through an arrangement between the town and Vail Resorts.

The purpose of the E-Vail Courier pilot is two-fold: improve the guest experience by reducing the number of oversized vehicles in the pedestrian areas and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through use of electric vehicles for the final leg of deliveries.

The pilot program will become operational Nov. 12 and continue through the 2021-2022 winter season. Additional details are available at EngageVail.com including a survey that will be used to evaluate the current impacts of loading and delivery.

Authorized by the Vail Town Council, the pilot program will be used to determine the scope and feasibility of a new delivery system for the village. This will include an analysis of volume and pricing for future consideration.

If successful, the program will utilize additional loading docks located at Solaris, Sebastian, Four Seasons and One Willow. While currently available for use by all commercial vehicles, the docks have historically been underutilized due to the challenges associated with labor, handcarts and other manual transports.

Deliveries to Lionshead Village have been excluded from the pilot program due to the long-term success of a centralized underground loading dock at Arrabelle at Vail Square.

For questions about the E-Vail Courier pilot, contact Police Cmdr. Ryan Kenney at 970-477-3433 or rkenney@vailgov.com or Dave Riddle with 106 West at info@106west.co.

To access the town’s current loading and delivery policies, visit vailgov.com.

vailgov.com/government/departments/police/town-ordinances-rules/loading-and-delivering