We worked alongside these supporters for several years with continuing development on Lafayette Elementary’s garden as well as their three playgrounds. Recently, we began replacing raised flower beds in areas being reestablished.

We created photo simulations that helped decision makers study a proposed solar farm in the Aspen valley. Having a clear understanding of what the solar panels would look like helped them decide to approve the project.

We lead a tour of Sanchez Nature Play Zone for emerging professionals from the University of Colorado Environmental Design program.

Years after designing Erie Community Park our office made a site visit to learn more about the story behind the design.

Carter presents “Building Nature: An Inspiring Initiative” at this year’s COSA conference in Steamboat Springs.

Lisa and Aynslee enjoyed the fruits of their labor indulging in a farm-to-fork dining experience using the food grown on their own design project.

Nature play isn’t just for people living in rural areas. The Nature Discovery Area & Inspire Trail in Lafayette Colorado proves it.

Chinook Trail Middle School in Colorado Springs turned out beautifully and has to be one of the finest schools in the district.

Using GIS mapping to decide where play spaces should be improved or added in order to improve public health.

Carter Marshall, PLA, is awarded the American Planning Association’s 2018 Colorado Merit Award for Community Resiliency.

DC’s Carter Marshall spoke with KGNU about the planning work addressing recovery projects from the 2013 floods in Lyons, CO. Check it out

Kids are now being joined at the park by their parents, step-parents and grandparents. Let’s embrace this multi-generational experience and design for it.

Linking people to each other by providing a place to socialize in parks is an important part of helping create that opportunity to share time with others. That keeps us and our neighborhoods healthy.

The USA Today Readers' Choice Award for Best Splash Pads in the nation have been announced and Center Park in Centennial is in the top 10! Get the details about the park and browse through some pictures in this blog post. You'll learn everything you need to plan your summer visit--including directions to the park.

Planners have traditionally relied on normative standards rather than evidence to determine time and distance relationships associated with walkability. We test the basic assumptions about walking speed and distance in the built environment. See our suggested guidelines for planning for walkability in your community.. 

Community land use plans provide tangible public health benefits, but these benefits can be difficult to measure and prove. A new research-based methodology now allows city planners to provide meaningfully innovative programs with scientific data to prove their contribution to public health improvements. 

Park and trail systems planners, public health professionals, city planners leaders, and community leaders are committed to improving public health.  Researchers at North Carolina State University and the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention have determined eight metrics city planners need to understand to effectively utilize their park and trail systems to improve public health.

Tennis court replacement can be costly and confusing. If your court needs repair or replacement, Carol Henry's blog will walk you the process and provide links to the resources you'll need most.

Soccer player and field designer Andy Patton helps athletic and park directors design athletic fields. In this blog he reviews the changes in American soccer standards and explains how school and park districts can easily update their fields.