It’s Earth Day, so of course, it made perfect sense to plant a tree! Because, we are a Landscape Architecture office, there were a few choices …

"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." This of course is one of the quotes that is credited to Yogi Berra. The quote is an oxymoron, however it is repeated on a regular basis in a variety of manners. Probably the way that is most often stated in Colorado Springs is as follows: "Downtown is dying, nobody goes there because you can't find a place to park." Have you made this statement before? It's okay, I won't call anybody out, but chances are, this has been stated by you, or at a minimum, to you. This statement is a fallacy unless
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 Park" event. As we all have come to learn over time, whenever you propose change in a loved neighborhood, such as Old Colorado City, the pundits will surface. I have been let aware that at least one pundit decided to write a letter of dissatisfaction to one element of the rendering to the Mayor of Colorado Springs. So, in the spirit of saving the Mayor some stress, grief and time, I offer the Mayor my own open letter:
A little over a year ago, many of my fellow interventionists from Colorado Springs Urban Intervention and I participated in a demonstration/experiment in placemaking known as Better Block …