by John W. Olson | Mar 30, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes
Tomorrow we vote on our first submittal for the Downtown Review Board that is the governing body for warrants from the form-based code. The project is an auto body shop who desires to fill an approximately 20-ft void between buildings. The addition to the building...
by John W. Olson | Mar 26, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Streetscapes, Town Planning, Urbanism
Let me start by saying that I am a huge advocate for new urbanism, neo-traditional neighborhoods and form-based codes, as you may have predicted from prior posts. However, one thing that has bothered me is the often missed-opportunity for traditional homes to be set...
by John W. Olson | Mar 26, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
Kansas City is a midwestern city that is very much known for its sprawl and highway system (prominent link between the two), however it is home to one of the greatest places in the country in terms of urbanism. The Country Club Plaza, found a couple miles north of...
by John W. Olson | Mar 22, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
I try to make it a point to tour neo-traditional neighborhoods or new urbanism influenced projects every trip that I take. This week, I am staying with my brother in Shawnee, Kansas. So this morning I visited the tndtownpaper.com website (which has a great list of...
by John W. Olson | Mar 13, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
While at T&T, I had the pleasure to provide streetscape services and construction documents of the Pueblo Main Street Parking Garage, Judicial Complex and Police Annex. I served as the project manager for the landscape architecture, pavement design and overall...