Mayor Tom Bates Walks the Walk

Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates has led several efforts to combat climate change and make the city more sustainable. He’s added separate glass and paper collection bins to the city’s recycling program, played a leadership role in the successful effort to ...

Beaufort County Eliminates PUDs in Favor of Walkable Neighborhoods!

After several years of analysis and discussion, the Beaufort County, SC, Council voted 9 to 1 to adopt the Community Development Code, a comprehensive overhaul of the county’s zoning code. The CDC is a hybrid code, incorporating new zoning regulations ...

Celebrating 15 Years of Walkability at Opticos Design!

Opticos excited to celebrate 15 years of designing cities and towns to be more walkable, bikeable, and liveable! Will you join us for the next 15? Click these links to learn more about our projects, services, and process. Or, contact us for ...

Dan Parolek Joins TransForm Board of Directors

­Opticos Design is proud to announce that Principal Dan Parolek has joined the board of TransForm, California’s leading non-profit promoting transportation and walkable communities. TransForm seeks to change regional transportation priorities to link land use and transportation decisions by merging the ...

Initiatives Work to Make Austin a Top City for Biking

According to the Alliance for Biking & Walking, bike share programs across the country are surging. Earlier this year, the alliance published its biennial Bicycling and Walking in the United States, 2014 Benchmaking Report, which collects and analyzes data on bicycling ...