by John W. Olson | Jun 23, 2023 | Streetscapes, Urban Interventions, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
It’s a new day for Colorado Springs. Mayor Yemi Mobolade has taken office, filling the big shoes of Mayor John Suthers. Mayor Suthers has lifted our City to great heights in the past eight years, for which I am incredibly grateful. While I’m excited for what the...
by John W. Olson | Apr 7, 2023 | Car Free, Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design
The car free in Colorado Springs experiment has successfully concluded (beginning of March). The hypothesis, that our city is not walkable, was accurate. We are still an automobile dependent community. Even in a location efficient community where I work five blocks...
by John W. Olson | Jan 11, 2023 | Car Free, Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design
One week down and I believe that the experiment is going well so far. I have noted some health benefits, which is awesome! For those of you just joining me, the first post can be found here: https://urbanlandscapes.design/carfree-journey-in-colorado-springs-week-1/...
by John W. Olson | Jan 5, 2023 | Car Free, Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design
Well, our household of three drivers is now down to two vehicles. With that, I am attempting to be car free in Colorado Springs. For some background, for those who do not know me, we have a household of five. My wife and I, both gainfully employed, have three...
by John W. Olson | Aug 5, 2022 | Landscape Architecture
Lawn maintenance is quite onerous. Have you ever considered what your lawn does for you? Or better yet, have you considered what you do for your lawn? And, why do you do that? Yeah, those are serious questions. If you’re like me, you have a love/hate...
