Tag Archive for ‘New Urbanism’
Repowering Southern Colorado Expo at Colorado State University Pueblo
John Olson, Landscape Architect at EVstudio, will be representing the Congress for the New Urbanism Colorado Chapter at the Repowering Southern Colorado Expo and Virtual Solar Tour this Saturday (8/14). The event will be held at Colorado State University’s Pueblo campus from 9 am – 4 pm. It is sponsored by SECRES (South Eastern Colorado Renewable Energy [...]
Low-Impact Development Tool in South Main, a Southern Colorado TND
At South Main, the image to the right shows a light imprint tool that provides a hard surface path from the street to the sidewalk. By using stone ,rather than concrete, rainwater can replenish the ground water instead of becoming stormwater. Stone pathways achieve the greatest level of sustainability when local stone is used. This [...]
Incorporating Religious and Institutional Uses into Neighborhoods
In all neighborhoods, it is important to include a variety, or mixture, of land use opportunities. Religious institutions provide many great opportunities for a neighborhood. The most obvious asset provided is the accessibility and convenience of getting to and from the use. A religious institution incorporated into the framework of a neighborhood provides the option [...]
CNU Colorado Book "Colorado Urbanizing" for Sale
CNU Colorado’s book “Colorado Urbanizing” is for sale on the CNU Colorado website. We also have a box in the EVstudio Denver office if you are interested in purchasing one.
Denver Post has Several Articles on New Urbanism
The Perspective Section of the Denver Post had several articles on New Urbanism in preparation for CNU 17. Susan Barnes-Gelt writes the introduction. She was a city council woman in Denver and we’ve served on some AIA committees together. June Williamson writes about retrofitting suburbia. June currently teaches at CUNY and I know her from [...]
CNU Colorado COC Event – South Main Tour in Buena Vista
The Congress for the New Urbanism Colorado Chapter Organizing Committee announces a tour of The South Main Neighborhood in Buena Vista, Colorado. The tour will take place on August 2, 2008 with a tour at 11:00AM, lunch at 12:30PM and a slide show at 1:30PM. South Main Tour Handout and Map The South Main Neighborhood [...]
The April/May/June Issue of The Colorado Urbanist
As you may be aware, I’m the Vice Chair of The Congress for the New Urbanism Colorado Chapter organizing committee. This is our quarterly newsletter with a lot of specifics on the recent event at the Holiday Neighborhood in Boulder. Download: The Colorado Urbanist Spring 2008 The credit for all of the effort goes to [...]
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