by John W. Olson | Sep 5, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Euclidean zoning has been incredibly efficient at organizing the land uses of our towns and cities. The organization patterns have become so efficient at segregating people and places that our communities do not realize the effects of the rigid zoning patterns until...
by John W. Olson | Nov 2, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
In the 1920’s, Clarence Perry introduced a concept that he referred to as “The Neighborhood Unit”. The image below is a sketch published by Perry in 1929 illustrating the relationships between the residential components of a neighborhood and the...
by John W. Olson | May 24, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Safe Routes To School is a government initiative created in 2006 that “assists communities in enabling and encouraging children to safely walk and bike to school.” There are very good reasons for this initiative because for most schools, children walking...
