• 49 / A new urban design handbook / with professor Nico Larco

  • Jul 24 2024
  • Length: 51 mins
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49 / A new urban design handbook / with professor Nico Larco

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  • Nico Larco — professor and director of the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon — is in good traffic this week to dive deeply into his new book, The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook, and utilizing Portland as a laboratory for developing leading urbanism practices.



    We discuss:

    00:00 Portland, Oregon's urban design.

    02:15 Bike commuting culture in Portland.

    03:07 Portland's national perception.

    06:14 Authoring a new sustainable urban design framework.

    27:57 Intricacies of urban design.

    29:37 Trees in urban environments.

    33:02 Portland's neighborhoods.

    38:16 University of Oregon's Sustainable Cities Institute and Urbanism Next Center.

    43:41 An academic viewpoint on tactical urbanism.

    46:09 Grassroots involvement in local urban design.

    47:53 Favorite commutes and final thoughts.



    Further context:

    Nico's new book - The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook.

    From the book: Sustainable Urban Design Framework.

    The Urbanism Next Center.

    Portland's South Waterfront neighborhood.




    Connect with Nico:

    On LinkedIn.




    Connect with me, Brad:

    ⁠⁠On Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On TikTok⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On LinkedIn⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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