by John W. Olson | Jan 31, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal
The evolution of the big box has become a fairly predictable life cycle for most cities across the country. Larger cities and their respective suburban communities were the first to realize that the expected life of the big box was short-lived. Wal-Mart appears to be...
by John W. Olson | Feb 28, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
There are far too many suburban shopping centers built as single-use developments. These shopping centers have short lives leaving a blighted greyfield behind after the 30-year or so vitality is gone. The image above is a suburban retrofit of one of the greyfields...