by John W. Olson | Dec 22, 2012 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Okay, so I have assembled the following quote based upon comments that I hear about Downtown Colorado Springs often. I wish that no one actually says such things, but it is said because it is the simple band-aid to temporarily make a problem go away. We need to stop...
by John W. Olson | Sep 19, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design
A common misconception in cities is that crime is isolated to certain areas of the city. Typically, crime areas are thought to be located in areas of high density like our downtowns or areas “planned” for the greater dwelling units per acre. Today, we...
