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 | Nov 27, 2021 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Streetscapes, Town Planning, Urban Renewal
In 2015, I was approached by former Mayor (2017-2019) of Manitou Springs, Ken Jaray, on behalf of the Friends of Ruxton Canyon to study Ruxton Avenue. The task of the Friends Group was to gather data about how Ruxton Avenue corridor was used by pedestrians, cyclists...
by John W. Olson | Nov 20, 2021 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Streetscapes, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
Old Colorado CIty (OCC) boasts wonderful brick buildings along Colorado Avenue and has the City’s highest concentration of Victorian Homes. It is a neighborhood in Colorado Springs rich with history. “Colorado City,” as it was once known, actually...
by John W. Olson | Nov 14, 2021 | Business, Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Urbanism
The holidays are coming and today, I reflect back on the past two years of Urban Landscapes. Urban Landscapes, LLC was technically created as a business December 1, 2019. The idea and even somewhat of the name of the company has been in place since March, 2010. In the...