by John W. Olson | May 16, 2020 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
The suburbs are mistakenly having a moment as cities have become the patsy for the COVID-19 pandemic. Lazy, surface level views of the pandemic have duped cities as the enemy while some are even making major life changes as a result. Yes, cities represent areas of...
by John W. Olson | Nov 23, 2019 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Urban Planning and Design
In the retail and service industries, parking is always a concern. The consensus of the general population will make this statement as an argument for more parking the majority of the time, leaving the maximum side of the spectrum wide open. However, providing too...
by John W. Olson | May 4, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Just about one year ago, I wrote an article about “Sprawl”. Yes, the word that just a few days ago that I said that should not be used. (See The Polarizing Buzz Words of Development) It was interesting to look back on the article a year later to see that my feelings...
by John W. Olson | Jun 5, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Thursday evening of this past week, I gave a presentation on new urbanism at Colorado College. The following is the prepared presentation: CNU-Colorado Presentation PDF Good evening, my name is John Olson. I am the Treasurer and Co-Founder of CNU Colorado. In...
by John W. Olson | May 13, 2010 | Urban Planning and Design
Sprawl is always a big dirty word in the planning and development industry. By definition (Dictionary.com), Sprawl is “to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner”. This definition is universal and not as focused on planning, but...
