by John W. Olson | May 5, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
As I was reviewing the landscape standards for the City of Killeen, Texas, I noticed some major differences in the requirements in respect to other City’s standards. The difference I will talk about in this post is the spacing of trees along the street...
by John W. Olson | May 4, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urbanism
In an urban environment, street trees are considered a necessity but sometimes a nuisance. There are a series of considerations that should be made when incorporating street trees into the urban framework. Root Barrier: What is the most common nuisance in our...
by John W. Olson | May 3, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
As a landscape architect and urban designer, xeriscape and low-impact development are really inherant in design of projects at all scales. Xeriscape and Low-Impact Development are currently major buzz words as our culture moves through the sustainable practices. ...
by John W. Olson | Apr 27, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Landscape Urbanism sounds like a great name that really mesh together a lot of what I believe in and do as a professional. So much that I had considered a company name of “Olson Planning & Landscape Urbanism”, until I did some research about what is...
by John W. Olson | Apr 23, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture
The most recent update to the Pueblo Municipal Code is the requirement by the State of Colorado to have a landscape architect stamp for projects submitted to the City’s Building Department. The State of Colorado signed a bill with this requirement in 2007 which...