by John W. Olson | Apr 21, 2010 | Urban Planning and Design
I have recently faced an issue that I see becoming a common issue as the golf industry continues to decline and the costs and availability of water continues to decrease. That issue is what to do with the excess number of golf courses that our country accumulated...
by John W. Olson | Apr 20, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
Front Porch: “an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.” (Definition from Dictionary.com) Front porches are often installed on homes, but many are not used. Some porches are simply appendages of a home to give the...
by John W. Olson | Apr 19, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design
Too often, written documents, or master plans tend to accumulate dust without being implemented. This can be a very frustrating process for the both the governing entity who commissions the master plan process and for the consultant who writes the master plan. I have...
by John W. Olson | Apr 18, 2010 | Urban Planning and Design
American Makeover is a future film series about new urbanism by the makers of last year’s CNU Award winning video titled “Built to Last”, which was created pro bono. The coming 6 episode series on new urbanism will feature 6 different U.S. cities and...
by John W. Olson | Apr 17, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal
Last night’s CNU Colorado presentation in Golden was about the Urban Renewal efforts that have taken place over the last 10 years in downtown Golden. There were two exemplary projects that were showcased including Gateway Station and Clear Creek Square. Len...