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Landscape Urbanism vs. New Urbanism: Review of the Discussion at CNU 19

by John W. Olson | Jun 6, 2011 | Events, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism

This past Saturday evening, I attended a much-anticipated discussion about landscape urbanism, sometimes referred to as ecological urbanism, at the annual Congress organized by the CNU, or Congress for the New Urbanism, in Madison, Wisconsin. The Landscape...

CNU 19 Twitter Feed

by John W. Olson | Jun 5, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Events, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism

The following is an compilation of tweets from the CNU19 Congress in Madison, WI this past week that were either originally tweeted by me, or retweeted by me.  You can follow me on twitter at @JO_Urbanist (JO_Urbanist) RT @mschartley: “you can’t have a...

Parking Agreements: The Benefits of Shared Parking

by John W. Olson | May 18, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism

When was the last time that you drove past a business with a nearly empty parking lot and thought to yourself, “Wow! That looks like a good business, I should go there.”  I would guess that for most of us, that has not happened. A component of this was discussed in...

Envisioning the Redevelopment of The Citadel Mall

by John W. Olson | Nov 28, 2010 | Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism

I was prompted today by a Colorado Springs Gazette article titled For Springs’ two indoor malls, “the jury is still out”.  The article referenced Colorado Springs’ two indoor malls, The Citadel and Chapel Hills Mall.  Both malls have seen better days, though the...

A Third Place in Colorado Springs

by John W. Olson | Nov 17, 2010 | Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism

  Colorado Springs, like most cities, includes a handful of places that can be considered a “Third Place.”  By now, you may be wondering ‘What is a third place’?  This is a term that became popular in Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place published in 1989. ...
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