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

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.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠