by John W. Olson | Jun 30, 2010 | Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
The following are pictures from last weekend’s Colorado Springs Sustainability Bicycle Tour organized in a joint effort by AIA Colorado South, APA Colorado, CNU Colorado, USGBC Colorado SoCo and Colorado Springs Bike Month: Link to Bicycle Tour Information CNU...
by John W. Olson | Jun 24, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
Transportation: When considering alternatives for Academy Boulevard, transportation and its framework are key. The existing model for Academy having 6-lanes of high-speed travel is not conducive to anything aside from moving vehicles. At a bare minimum, Academy...
by John W. Olson | Jun 23, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
At the beginning of June, CNU Colorado was asked to participate in the AIA Colorado South Liveable Communities charrette/ workshop for the Pikes Peak Region. The workshop was held on the beautiful Colorado College campus just north of downtown Colorado Springs. ...
by John W. Olson | Jun 21, 2010 | Urban Planning and Design
This past week, I attended the NDIA E2S2 conference in Denver and was able to stay with a friend at the south side of Denver. I was fortunate enough that my friend’s condo was located only ½ mile from the light rail station (Dry Creek Station). I took the...
by John W. Olson | Jun 19, 2010 | Urban Planning and Design
This past week, I was visiting the City of Denver for a conference titled NDIA E2S2. The acronym is fitting because the entire conference was full of acronyms (the conference was put on by NDIA, or National Defense Industrial Association, and it was titled...
