by John W. Olson | Jan 10, 2014 | Events, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
I hope to see you at Rocky Mountain Green, April 17-18, 2014 in Denver! I will be co-presenting with Conor Merrigan of C2 Sustainability, Cliff Lind of Otak, and Steven Chester with the City of Denver: Cutting Edge Community Sustainability; LEED-ND to Tactical...
by John W. Olson | Oct 1, 2013 | Landscape Architecture, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design
Recently I was honored to have been asked to provide a rendering for Bancroft Park as a visual aid to raise money for the improvements to the park. It was used for the Taste of OCC in April, 2013 and again this past weekend for the first “Harvest in the...
by John W. Olson | Aug 18, 2013 | Streetscapes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
In the past year, my Collaborative Design Group colleague, Mark Tremmel, and I have given multiple presentations on Gold Hill Mesa. In this time, we have started what has turned into somewhat of a routine as a part of the presentation. The bit starts in the middle of...
by John W. Olson | Jul 4, 2013 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
The question for cities is often: What is the silver bullet for the revitalization of a Downtown? There are always answers, but often, they are misguided and wrong. There is not one single universal answer. As a matter of fact, the idea of a silver bullet is pure...
by John W. Olson | Mar 15, 2013 | Book Review, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
I have finally opened the book that I have been thinking of reading for months now – Walkable City by Jeff Speck. Immediately, I have started to write down quotes that need to be shared. From the Prologue: 1. The Planners were so wrong for so many years that now...
by John W. Olson | Mar 1, 2013 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Events, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
I had the pleasure to attend one of the best presentations I have been to in the past couple years this past Wednesday in Denver. CNU Colorado hosted CNU’s CEO, John Norquist and Jeff Tumlin of Nelson-Nygaard. They, along with Denver’s former Planning...