by John W. Olson | Aug 31, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
Last Wednesday, I attended a brainstorming session for the Academy Boulevard corridor. The title of the study by CH2M Hill is “Great Streets”, the following is a link to the Study’s official website: Great Streets. CH2MHill was hired by the City of Colorado Springs...
by John W. Olson | Aug 23, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
The Five-Minute Walk is a standard that is best described as the average distance that a pedestrian is willing to walk before opting to drive. The unit of measurement is commonplace in the planning profession and is often represented by a radius measuring ¼ of a...
by John W. Olson | Aug 19, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
As you may have previously read in my other blog post Academy Boulevard: Imagine the Possibilities or in a previous Dream City Illustration, I have been advocating for Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs to consider a multi-way boulevard as an alternative. I...
by John W. Olson | Aug 13, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
This is a quick post about a trip through time for one of the many success stories in Colorado New Urbanism, Belmar. The following are aerial images of what is today known as “Belmar.” I found this feature out today through Google Earth from a colleague...
by John W. Olson | Aug 9, 2010 | Business
Last weekend, I had the privilege to hike to the top of Pikes Peak from the Cragg’s Campground (west side of Pikes Peak) with a good friend from Denver. The hike was beautiful and full of amazing views. Enjoy the pictures!