by John W. Olson | Apr 18, 2011 | Sustainability
The goal of Zero Waste can seem like a daunting task that is not worth the effort. In all reality, decreasing our waste is one of the most sustainable practices that our civilization could undertake. Landfills in the United States continue to fill up at incredible...
by John W. Olson | Apr 15, 2011 | Sustainability
The United States EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) states that the “traditional definition of sustainability calls for policies and strategies that meet society’s present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The...
by John W. Olson | Apr 13, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
The bicycle lane may be the easiest piece of infrastructure that our cities can implement. Furthermore, according to research conducted by Heidi Garrett-Peltier in the report, Estimating the Employment Impacts of Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Road Infrastructure,...
by John W. Olson | Apr 11, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
Salida was the home of our first day-long workshop for the CNU Colorado non-profit organization. The event was called Smart Growth in Small Towns & Rural Communities. It was a day rich with information from a wide spectrum of urbanists in Colorado. The...
by John W. Olson | Apr 6, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
The title of this blog post states that the arterial killed the neighborhood for no other reason than hearing the song ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ on the radio after an AIA SDAT meeting last week. The truth is that the modern-day street classification...