Category: Urban Planning

Field Notes

NYC Parks Budget Cuts Could Reverse Decades of Progress

Help bring awareness to this issue by writing a letter to Mayor Adams.
Field Notes

Exploring Historic Roadways: Highlights from Our Inaugural Munch & Learn Lecture

The Olmsted Network welcomed historic roads expert Dan Marriott for a deep dive into the history and modern uses of park roads.
Urban Planning

Another Voice: Buffalo planning should be inspired by Olmsted

Originally published by The Buffalo News, this article encourages Buffalo leaders and community members to continue finding inspiration in Olmsted's principles.
Olmsted & the Olmsted Firm

Creating a Seaside Wellness Trail at Bridgeport’s Seaside Park

In this richly–illustrated program, viewers learn more about Olmsted and Vaux’s only marine park in Bridgeport, CT.
Landscape Architecture & Design

Sheepscapes and Mr. Olmsted

Conservation & Advocacy

Requiem for Jackson Park

Olmsted & the Olmsted Firm

Podcast: Frederick Law Olmsted

Landscape Architecture & Design

A Vision for Truly Inclusive Public Spaces Rooted in Olmsted’s Core Values

Olmsted believed public parks would serve as a democratizing force, bringing many communities together to forge a new American society.
Conservation & Advocacy

A Walk With Dan Jones: The Accidental CEO of a 21st-Century Park System

Ecology & Sustainability

Parks Benefit the Public’s Health in Myriad Ways

Landscape Architecture & Design

The Seven S’s of Olmsted Design