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Fun video showing art exercise we did in Monument CO.

Monument CO Land Visions Radian and Yes Plan Do! teamed with Downtown Colorado Inc. to host a workshop on Tactical Urbanism and Pop-up Design in Monument CO. Participants selected their…

The Beloved Community Village that Radian helped design and get started is highlighted in the Denver Post today. DU study shows the village continues to have a positive impact 1 year after residents moved in. https://www.denverpost.com/2018/07/27/tiny-home-homeless-thriving-denver-rino-neighborhood/

Tiny home village for homeless thriving in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood

It's official! Radian, Inc. & PlaceMatters have merged!
Merged in July 2017, the two non-profit organizations based in Denver plan to increase their impact in working with communities to find creative local solutions for thriving, equitable, and resilient places.

Radian, Inc. & PlaceMatters have merged!

Here is a great article about the importance of climate and condition appropriate resilient plant systems for green infrastructure. In Denver, we are working with CU Boulder and the Greater Park Hill Community Center to install demonstrations of green infrastructure that can help reduce stormwater run-off. In our search for effective solutions, I have visited local installations of rain gardens and water retention areas to see what is working well and what has degraded over time. This piece by Thomas Rainer articulates the importance of plant diversity and density to maximize the benefits of filtration, water uptake, and erosion control while also creating places that are beautiful and easier to maintain.
https://www.thomasrainer.com/blog/2017/3/25/green-infrastructure-10-has-failed

Designed to Fail: How Green Infrastructure Standards Create Conditions for Failed Plantings Not treating plants as dynamic systems is the culprit. MUnicipalities need to turn to experts in plant community design. For the past few years, I have been focused on the development of high performance vegetative systems. These systems are critical to the future of our planet, because as

PlaceMatters was excited to work with Alta in Portland on this pop up bike lane on a major downtown road.

Group to launch protected bike lane downtown for one day A stretch of downtown will be easier to bike through, though it will take a block of parking away for cars.Better Block PDX is launching a one-day protected bike lane for one block of Southwest Broadway Avenue, from Taylor to Salmon on Thursday.How can you

Denver’s Sidewalk Policy Is Designed to Fail, But That May Be Changing | Streetsblog Denver It’s safe to say that Denver City Council members cannot plead ignorance on the city’s embarrassing walking infrastructure, following a meeting Wednesday where reps from Denver Public Works briefed lawmakers on the state of the city’s sidewalks.

Reimagining West Colfax: From Demonstration to Long-Term Changes New report offers recommendations for making West Colfax a better place for people on foot and on bike.