My Built Environment: Good, Bad, and Really Ugly

Water Resources 101

Terence Hoaglund, ASLA — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:29:27 +0000

Today I attended a seminar sponsored by USGBC northern chapter about water resources. For me, who isn’t entirely knowledgeable about water resources, and more importantly, water law, I found it very informative for the lay person. Water law in Colorado is very complex, and to the lay person, it doesn’t seem to follow logical sense. […]

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LEED for Neighborhood Development

Terence Hoaglund, ASLA — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:29:35 +0000

LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND for short) is another in a series of rating systems published by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) that encourages green building and development. LEED ND is for new developments, primarily residential communities that when employed, requires such communities to incorporate sustainable and green building strategies for the […]

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Glenwood Canyon

Terence Hoaglund, ASLA — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:57:27 +0000

I have been driving through Glenwood Canyon my entire life, first as a passenger in my younger years, and in later years as a driver. On rare occasions, I even ride my bike in the canyon. In my younger days I used to be terrified of driving through the canyon. In those days it was […]

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Urban Decay, Grand Junction

Terence Hoaglund, ASLA — Sat, 22 May 2010 14:29:22 +0000

Recently on a trip to Grand Junction, Colorado, I stumbled upon this rundown condo complex. Being a native of Grand Junction, I watched this complex get built, and so was totally floored with how much it had gone into disrepair. This complex was built around 1983 about the time of the big bust in Grand […]

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Right Sizing Detroit

Terence Hoaglund, ASLA — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:06:04 +0000

Detroit has ambitious plans to demolish up to 10,000 vacant and derelict structures this year, most of them likely to be homes. This represents about 1/10 of the estimated 90,000 such structures in Detroit. One of the more notable homes to be torn down is the historic home that used to be the boyhood home […]

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Downsizing Streets?

Terence Hoaglund, ASLA — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:05:36 +0000

I have been participating in several workshops for the 5 year update to Fort Collins City Plan (the overall riding policies that among other things, drive land use decisions in the city). Tonight we had several group workshops. At one of the workshops that focused on transportation, I was introduced to a new concept in […]

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Plan Fort Collins

Terence Hoaglund, ASLA — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:08:33 +0000

The City of Fort Collins is undertaking two projects this year that will have an impact on the entire city, and on the east side-west side neighborhoods in particular. The first is the update to City Plan, the overall guiding document for landuse within Fort Collins. This project is being dubbed, Plan Fort Collins. You […]

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Berkeley Rose Walk

Terence Hoaglund, ASLA — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:07:22 +0000

When we were roaming around Berkeley on one of the pedestrian connections I mentioned, we stumbled upon the famous Rose Walk. This space is simply fabulous. What is it you ask? It is an open space pedestrian courtyard surrounding by an eclectic collection of highly detailed homes. Automobile access is from the rear, with alley […]

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Berkeley Downtown

Terence Hoaglund — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:41:07 +0000

Well, I don’t know if this is the official downtown, but these were taken from the business district on several sides of the UC Berkeley campus. This is the fabulous historical library in downtown Berkeley. I admit when, I first saw it, it was dark, and I thought it was an ugly dismal building (I […]

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Housekeeping

Terence Hoaglund, ASLA — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:02:10 +0000

I know that some of you have tried to subscribe to my blog via RSS, and it has not worked. My apologies, but it is working now. Turns out I had a type in the feed address. Oh well, never said I was perfect. Much thanks to Angela at Ask WP Girl. Make sure you […]

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