by John W. Olson | Jul 12, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urbanism
South Main, a Southern Colorado TND, includes a beautiful context-sensitive street called Buzz Boulevard. Buzz Boulevard is a narrow boulevard with a landscaped median that is sized appropriately to accommodate the vehicle and pedestrian. A litmus test for all...
by John W. Olson | Jul 8, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Town Planning, Urbanism
At South Main, the image to the right shows a light imprint tool that provides a hard surface path from the street to the sidewalk. By using stone ,rather than concrete, rainwater can replenish the ground water instead of becoming stormwater. Stone pathways...
by John W. Olson | Jul 6, 2010 | Town Planning, Urbanism
I spent the majority of last week in South Main, a neo-traditional neighborhood in Buena Vista, Colorado. South Main now offers vacation rentals in the neighborhood, which my family and I thoroughly enjoyed. It was fantastic stay in the neighborhood with hours and...
by John W. Olson | Jul 1, 2010 | Urbanism
More pictures to come soon, however here is a recent photo of South Main in Buena Vista. South Main has the potential to be the best TND in Colorado as it continues to mature and develop. I am constantly amazed at the progress that is made here, especially in a...