by John W. Olson | Apr 18, 2010 | Urban Planning and Design
American Makeover is a future film series about new urbanism by the makers of last year’s CNU Award winning video titled “Built to Last”, which was created pro bono. The coming 6 episode series on new urbanism will feature 6 different U.S. cities and...
by John W. Olson | Apr 16, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design
A couple days ago, I wrote about parking regulations and the requirements for parking. The primary discussion was about commercial properties whether they are office, retail or restaurant. Today, I want to touch on a topic that is more common-place in how it affects...
by John W. Olson | Apr 14, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design
Parking is always a necessary evil for any successful development. Whether it is a shopping center or a neighborhood. Someone always has a problem with parking. Sometimes there is far too much parking, sometimes there is not nearly enough. Most...