by John W. Olson | Mar 7, 2020 | Landscape Architecture, Streetscapes, Urban Interventions, Urbanism
It has been a pleasure to work with Stacey Poore and Aubrey Day in developing imagery for Bread & Butter Neighborhood Market, opening this summer in Downtown Colorado Springs! The Colorado Springs Gazette recently published an article on the upcoming market, as...
by John W. Olson | Dec 9, 2017 | Streetscapes, Town Planning, Urban Interventions, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
A few years ago, my good friend Nick Kittle asked for what he called a “list of ten”. For some background, Nick was the Public Works Director at the time, and I often challenged him on what could be done in Colorado Springs. The “list of ten”,...
by John W. Olson | Jun 16, 2014 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
This almost didn’t happen, but luck would have it, I had some time to drive around Deadwood while the little man napped in his car seat. My observations: First impression of course was that it was a lot like Cripple Creek, Colorado. A lot of old historic...
by John W. Olson | Mar 11, 2014 | Landscape Architecture, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Everyone likes a great park. Parks, like the remainder of the built environment, range by how they are experienced and how they function. The classification of parks has been something that I have been thinking about over the past few years, and especially over this...
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 | Sep 24, 2013 | Landscape Architecture, Streetscapes, Urban Interventions, Urbanism
A little over a year ago, many of my fellow interventionists from Colorado Springs Urban Intervention and I participated in Better Block Pikes Peak. (See Additional Photos of Better Block Here:...