Frequently Asked Questions

Currently, the City of Aspen is working through the requirements to offer this service. We hope to have the approvals needed to provide 311 phone routing later this year. Please check back for more information on developments.

To start, either download the app on your mobile device via Apple or Google Play, or use the online portal. Then, follow the prompts (Sign Up, Login, New Request, Submit). Find the appropriate category for your submission in order to avoid any delays. If you have trouble finding the right category, you can click "Other/Miscellaneous". 

You can use Aspen 311 Connect to request City services and information. Examples of typical submissions include: 

• Pothole issues
• Street light repair 
• Parking issues like illegally parked vehicles or abandoned cars 
• Illegal dumping 
• Questions or kudos for City of Aspen employees

You have the choice of downloading the app on either iPhone or Android, or using the online portal. To find the app in the app store, search for "Aspen 311".  The portal is a webpage and has very similar functionality to the app. 

When submitting a ticket, if you leave the "Subscribe to this Request" checkbox checked, you will receive an email every time there is activity with your ticket. To opt out of emails on any ticket, unclick this box. You can always check your submissions using the mobile app's View Requests -> My Requests feature.

Tickets in Aspen 311 Connect are not checked on weekends, holidays, or non-business operation hours. However, you can submit your communication at any time, 24/7/365. When City business hours resume, staff will receive and read your ticket. 

Employees of the City of Aspen reply to Aspen 311 Connect communications.

Aspen 311 Connect is for CIty of Aspen services only. Please DO NOT attempt to contact Pitkin County or CDOT through the City's 3-1-1 app or online portal.

Contact Pitkin County directly on topics like:

• COVID vaccinations and testing.
• Court-related issues or questions, unless it is for research on ordinance violations, speeding, and disorderly conduct.
• Motor vehicle issues such as registration or VIN inspections.
• Anything fire-related such as smoke alarms and fire extinguishers. 

Please contact the Colorado State Patrol (1-303-239-4500) or CDOT directly about topics like:

• Dead animals on the side of the road.
• Traffic lights outside the City of Aspen boundaries (past Truscott).

You must have submitted your communication by signing up and using your profile (non-anonymous).  If you log into Aspen 311 Connect, you are able to view tickets you submitted and check on their status.

Aspen 311 Connect allows you to reset your password using a "Forgot Password" link. Clicking this link will send an email to your account, then you will be able to reset your password.

Some categories may appear less self-explanatory than others. Here are some common categories and the type of information you can access through them:

• Air Quality Complaint - Vehicles are not allowed to idle for more than five minutes in Aspen because the City is in a box canyon. Air can quickly become polluted. If you see anything threatening our air quality, you can use this category to ask about it or report it.
• Gas Powered Leaf Blower - Gas-powered leaf blowers are only allowed to be used in certain areas at certain times. Use this category to ask about or report a problem with a leaf blower.
• General Noise Issue - This type of noise is handled by Environmental Health & Sustainability (EHS), and includes neighbor noise. Other types of noise are handled by other departments. For instance, Engineering handles construction noise, and Special Events handles noise associated with special events.
• Parking - Ask questions about parking or report illegally parked or abandoned vehicles. IF YOU WISH TO DISPUTE A PARKING TICKET, address it through the Parking System. 
• Snow Removal - Snow removal is performed by different entities depending upon where the snow must be removed. Snow falling is handled by different departments in these areas: Streets, Trails, Private Sidewalks, The Downtown Mall, Mill Street Bridge Sidewalk, and Entrances to Alleyways and ADA ramps in Aspen Core. If you want to report a need for snow removal, please be very specific about where and on what the snow has accumulated. This will help route your request more directly to the appropriate department. The City of Aspen, through Aspen 311 Connect, does not handle snow and ice removal requests from sidewalks EXCEPT for the Pedestrian (Downtown) Mall, Mill Street Bridge, and the Red Brick Center for the Arts. Property owners are responsible for snow removal in front of their properties. Enforcement of private sidewalk snow removal is handled by Community Resource Officers (police) and requests can go through their "Report a Crime" form.
• Trash Receptacles - If a City of Aspen trash receptacle is damaged and there is a possibility of danger due to bears, please contact the Aspen Police Department at 970-920-5400.
• Tree Lights - The zoning department handles concerns about holiday lights.

Aspen 311 Connect is a customer service platform that allows community members to request assistance with city services and information. Do you have a concern, request, question, or kudos you’d like to send to us? Submit it through the Aspen 311 Connect Apple or Google Play app on your mobile device, or online.

Built for use on your mobile device, the mobile app, via Google Play and Apple, allows you to easily connect with your local government right where you are - whether that is at a desk or on the go. To find the app in the app store, search for "Aspen 311". 

When submitting a request, multiple layers of identification can be invoked or circumvented, depending on how the user decides to interact with the application.

The first layer is user registration.  A user may opt to register an account, providing name, contact information, and ultimately creating credentials that can be used to allow the City to identify the submitter. While this is not mandatory, it is highly recommended, so the City can easily respond to the submitter and handle the request.  

If a user decides to log in as a guest, they have either not registered at all or have logged out of their account. In this instance, they are anonymous to both the City and the public. However, it is likely that a request submitted anonymously cannot be handled by the City – particularly if the request is of a certain nature (complaint about zoning, construction, etc.)

The second layer is anonymity. Just before submission of a ticket, there is an option to submit anonymously at the bottom of the request form. If you select this option, the City will have no registration-based information to tell them who submitted the ticket, even if you are logged in. The public will also be unable to view who submitted the ticket. It is complete anonymity. Again, this means that if the City does not collect your name and contact information by some other method, they will likely not be able to process your request.

For this reason, some categories will ask for submitter and contact information that will be visible to the City, but not to the public online. You will be able to identify these fields because below the field will be the words, “Not displayed publicly”. While this information will then be removed from display on the application when viewed by the public, the information will be received by the City, and available to the public if requested pursuant to a Colorado Records Request.

*** IMPORTANT NOTE:  Please be advised that information provided to the City through the Aspen 311 Connect website or application will be subject to public disclosure pursuant the Colorado Open Records Act, Colo. Rev. Stat. sections 24-72-201, et seq.

• Aspen 311 Connect is NOT for emergencies. For emergencies, call the police, or 911.
• Aspen 311 Connect is for questions, requests, comments, concerns, and kudos. Anything that does not necessarily require an immediate response is great for Aspen 311 Connect. The City of Aspen has a commitment to respond promptly.
• Aspen 311 Connect is not for all non-emergencies; Aspen Police handles some non-emergency issues. Contact the police directly for certain issues to elicit a faster response than using Aspen 311 Connect. These issues include things like:
  • Elevator alarms
  • VIN inspections
  • Trespass/burglary
• Aspen 311 Connect is great for reaching City departments directly.