by John W. Olson | Nov 12, 2010 | Business
I am providing a few slides for a colleague of mine for the Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference upcoming next week on November 18 and 19 in Colorado Springs. The portion of the presentation I am providing is on Xeriscape and how it relates to residential...
by John W. Olson | Nov 2, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
In the 1920’s, Clarence Perry introduced a concept that he referred to as “The Neighborhood Unit”. The image below is a sketch published by Perry in 1929 illustrating the relationships between the residential components of a neighborhood and the...