by John W. Olson | Aug 13, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
This is a quick post about a trip through time for one of the many success stories in Colorado New Urbanism, Belmar. The following are aerial images of what is today known as “Belmar.” I found this feature out today through Google Earth from a colleague...
by John W. Olson | Aug 5, 2010 | Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
Earlier this week, I was in the Denver for business and decided to enjoy a lunch at Belmar, a new urban destination retail neighborhood in suburban Lakewood. For those who are not familiar with Belmar, it is a redeveloped village that today occupies the land of the...
by John W. Olson | Apr 25, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal
In today’s Gazette, there is an article on the Centennial Commons Shopping Center that is now vacant. I along with many other new urbanists, have been projecting this to occur to aging shopping centers across the country. It is not only based on the inventory...
