by John W. Olson | Apr 15, 2012 | Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
A couple of weeks ago, a few colleagues of mine from the Collaborative Design Group took a tour of some of the old and new examples of mixed-use in Denver and Boulder. I had taken many self-guided tours of the places over the past few years, which allowed be to dive...
by John W. Olson | Aug 22, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Streetscapes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Based upon the suggestion of a Colorado Springs friend, I visited a relatively new neighborhood commercial center south of the Castle Pines Golf Course, or northwest of Castle Rock. The neighborhood center, Village at Castle Pines, appeared to be a conventional retail...