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.

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