I’m working on a Community Garden for my neighborhood. We are anticipating a range of 4-ft. wide plots with lengthwise dimensions of 8-ft; 12-ft; and 16-ft. The gardens will be raised planters within the neighborhood. More to come as this gets further developed.
Author Archives: John Olson
Suburban Shopping Center Retrofit
There are far too many suburban shopping centers built as single-use developments. These shopping centers have short lives leaving a blighted greyfield behind after the 30-year or so vitality is gone. The image above is a suburban retrofit of one of the greyfields in Colorado Springs put together by John Olson, Dave Foster and JimContinue reading “Suburban Shopping Center Retrofit”
East Spring Creek: An Infill Opportunity in Colorado Springs
This is a graphic of my vision for a vacant parcel located between Spring Creek TND and an existing grocery store frequently visited by the neighborhood. Currently the land is zoned commercial, and a re-zone to live/work or townhomes would be a fairly easy sell to the neighborhood, in my opinion. The parcel is 1.6 acres and the sketchContinue reading “East Spring Creek: An Infill Opportunity in Colorado Springs”
