by John W. Olson | Apr 3, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
This is a birdseye view of the community garden and the proposed location. The center rectangle is for a future structure to hold necessary tools and possibly some benches.
by John W. Olson | Mar 26, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Streetscapes, Town Planning, Urbanism
Let me start by saying that I am a huge advocate for new urbanism, neo-traditional neighborhoods and form-based codes, as you may have predicted from prior posts. However, one thing that has bothered me is the often missed-opportunity for traditional homes to be set...
by John W. Olson | Mar 22, 2010 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
I try to make it a point to tour neo-traditional neighborhoods or new urbanism influenced projects every trip that I take. This week, I am staying with my brother in Shawnee, Kansas. So this morning I visited the tndtownpaper.com website (which has a great list of...
by John W. Olson | Mar 7, 2010 | Landscape Architecture
The following illustrations are of the tree lawn area (or the landscaped area between the curb and the sidewalk) in the Spring Creek TND in Colorado Springs. Problems with this area include migration of mulch and icy sidewalks on the north facing townhomes (due to...