by John W. Olson | Jun 20, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Andres Duany breaks down the classifications of incorporating Agriculture into the Rural-to-Urban Transect in a Pecha Kucha format in this video from CNU 19 in Madison, WI. Video provided by Steve Mouzon of the New Urban Guild....
by John W. Olson | Apr 20, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
The topic of Agricultural Urbanism is fascinating to me and like many tenets of the New Urbanism movement, there is something very intrinsic about how agriculture relates to urbanism. There may be confusion in what Agricultural Urbanism is compared to Urban...
by John W. Olson | Mar 19, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Events, Landscape Architecture, Streetscapes, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
My involvement with CNU Colorado (Congress for the New Urbanism, Colorado) over the past five years has allowed me the opportunity to assemble and coordinate many events. This winter/spring, I am coordinating together the biggest and best of the events that I have...
by John W. Olson | May 26, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
In Colorado Springs, it is no secret that our City is under major budget cuts. We have made national news a few times in the past year for our miscellaneous cuts. Our City has cut services, employees, water, closed down community centers, etc. What is interesting...