by John W. Olson | Apr 30, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
I learned early on in my career what constitutes as a charrette and what is simply a brainstorming exercise. The terminology is often misused and in all actuality very few charrettes actually occur. The definition of charrette provided from the National Charrette...
by John W. Olson | Apr 29, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
The Spring Creek Community Garden continues to progress. We hope to start ripping the soil in the coming days and begin building garden plots in one week. Starting a community garden can be a difficult task to take on. However, the rewards of creating community and...
by John W. Olson | Apr 28, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Recently there has been a large push for creating an accessible network for bicycles as a mode of transportation. Many new trails have been added and bike lanes have either been retrofitted to our streets or planned for future streets. Initiatives such as...
by John W. Olson | Apr 27, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Landscape Urbanism sounds like a great name that really mesh together a lot of what I believe in and do as a professional. So much that I had considered a company name of “Olson Planning & Landscape Urbanism”, until I did some research about what is...
by John W. Olson | Apr 26, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
Colorado Springs currently has a feasibility study in the works for a streetcar system. This is a privately funded study to determine whether or not a streetcar system is feasible in and around downtown Colorado Springs. At the last meeting over a month ago,...
