16th Street Transitway Mall Revitalization
Over 40 years after helping shape Denver’s beloved 16th Street Mall, OLIN returned to breathe new life into the city’s mile-long pedestrian and transit corridor. As part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, we led a two-year design and research effort to reimagine this historic spine for the next generation. The redesign brings bold, forward-looking updates […]
ARC Wildlife Crossing Competition
The beauty of landscape is in its extreme scales—it can be seen as a larger whole or a mosaic of smaller components that comprise a greater whole. OLIN’s proposal for a modular, adaptable wildlife crossing–which can be implemented by transportation departments across the nation–is informed by a computer model of a toroid, a ring-shaped, gridded […]
16th Street Transitway
In the heart of downtown Denver, OLIN transformed a vehicle-heavy city street into an exciting and successful pedestrian and transit-oriented retail district. OLIN’s redesign reduced traffic congestion, provided efficient bus service between the city and suburbs, and created an inviting pedestrian environment. For a mile-long length of 16th Street, a gracious 22-foot-wide, tree-lined promenade occupies […]