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2018 Urbanism Next: Welcoming Presentation

Larco, Nico (2018-03-05)
Autonomous Vehicles: A Guide for Cities

Bellows, Story; Ricks, Karina; Clark, Erin; Bridgford, Camron; de Uquijo, Carolina; Larco, Nico; Götschi, Thomas (University of Oregon, 2023-11)

While autonomous vehicles are still experimental and nascent in many corners of the U.S., the same kind of unguided tectonic shift seen with the introduction of the automobile nearly a century ago is possible. Autonomous ...
COVID-19 - Impacts on Cities and Suburbs: Key Takeaways Across Multiple Sectors

Kaplowitz, Grace; Larco, Nico; Howell, Amanda; Swift, Tiffany (University of Oregon, 2020-09)

How is the COVID-19 pandemic changing urban living? In this paper, we explore the landscape of COVID-19 disruptions to date on land use and real estate, urban design, building design, transportation, e-commerce and retail, ...
COVID-19 Impacts on Cities and Suburbs: Impacts to the Urbanism Next Framework

Kaplowitz, Grace; Larco, Nico; Howell, Amanda; Swift, Tiffany (University of Oregon, 2020-09)

Before the pandemic, Urbanism Next developed a framework organizing the disruptions to cities caused by emerging transportation technologies on land use, urban design, building design, transportation, and real estate. ...
Destination: Tigard Transit-Oriented Development and Urban Design Strategies

Hirzel, Hannah; Larco, Nico (University of Oregon, 2018)

Tigard, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, is interested in a new urban design vision as a new MAX light rail line is proposed to extend through the city. TriMet and the city of Tigard partnered with a University of Oregon ...
Development Proposals for Three Targeted Sites in Salem, Oregon

Braseth, Mark; Larco, Nico; Schlossberg, Marc (University of Oregon, 2010)

Students in a combined Architecture and Planning class called City Growth/ City Design were asked to create development proposals for three sites located in urban renewal areas of Salem, Oregon, as part of the University ...
A Framework for Shaping the Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles and Advanced Equity Outcomes: Knight Autonomous Vehicle Initiative

Steckler, Becky; Howell, Amanda; Larco, Nico; Kaplowitz, Grace (University of Oregon, 2021-01)

Just a year or so ago, it seemed that fleets of autonomous vehicles (AVs) would soon be deployed on city streets providing a robo-taxi service like Uber and Lyft—just without a driver. The timeline for commercial deployments ...
The Future of Public Spaces and Placemaking: Summary of Findings from the Knight + Urbanism Next Portland Workshop

Crowther, Jean; Howell, Amanda; Larco, Nico; Reid, Ted; Ross, Lynn; Stewart, Mary; Stoll, Matthew; Surguine, Marsie (University of Oregon, 2020-06)

The Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon, in partnership with Alta Planning + Design, Spirit for Change, and Metro hosted the Future of Public Spaces and Placemaking workshop on January 24th, 2020. This one-day ...
The Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles and E-Commerce: On Local Government Budgeting and Finance

Clark, Benjamin Y.; Larco, Nico; Mann, Roberta F. (2017-08)

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are already being used and their proliferation is inevitable. AVs have the potential to fundamentally alter transportation systems by averting deadly crashes, providing critical mobility to the ...
Multilevel Impacts of Emerging Technologies on City Form and Development

Howell, Amanda; Tan, Huijun; Brown, Anne; Schlossberg, Marc; Karlin-Resnick, Josh; Lewis, Rebecca; Anderson, Marco; Larco, Nico; Tierney, Gerry; Carlton, Ian; Kim, James; Steckler, Becky (Urbanism Next, 2020-01)

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are a near future reality and the implications of AVs on city development and urban form, while potentially widespread and dramatic, are not well understood. In addition, there are other fundamentally ...
New Mobility in the Right-of-Way

Howell, Amanda; Larco, Nico; Lewis, Rebecca; Steckler, Becky (University of Oregon, 2019-03)

This report categorizes and summarizes efforts that are already underway in cities across the world to rethink curb management, to outline the key takeaways from the one-day workshop that involved city staff from Portland, ...
North Downtown Waterfront Development: Building Design Proposals

Schmidt, Elizabeth M.; Larco, Nico (University of Oregon, 2010)

During the Fall 2010 and Winter 2011 academic terms at the University of Oregon, twelve students in an architecture studio course worked with the City of Salem to develop twelve different architectural programs and designs ...
North Downtown Waterfront Development: Urban Design Proposals

Schmidt, Elizabeth M.; Larco, Nico (University of Oregon, 2010)

During the fall 2010 academic term at the University of Oregon, five groups of three students in an architecture studio course worked with the City of Salem to develop five schemes for the redevelopment of the North ...
Not Big Box: Waremart Redevelopment Plan

Larco, Nico; Lowe, Allen; Becker, Chris; Bye, Benjamin; Campollo, Naomi; Chambers, Lydia; Corsaro, Jamie; Hansen, Melissa; Jones, Dijon; Kilkuskie, Alayna; McCormick, Billy; Mitsui, Kendyl; Nichols, Matt; Phillips, Ann; Reid, Dan; Rozsonits, Kaysie; Todescato, Emilio; Webb, Robyn; Winters, Farleigh (University of Oregon, 2011)

During the Fall 2011 academic term at the University of Oregon, six groups of students in an architecture design studio worked with the City of Springfield to develop six approaches for redevelopment of the former Waremart ...
Older Adults, New Mobility, and Automated Vehicles

Fraade-Blanar, Laura; Larco, Nico; Best, Ryan; Swift, Tiffany; Blumenthal, Marjory S. (University of Oregon, 2021-02)

The premise that autonomous vehicles will address older adults’ immobility is not a given. As argued in the Public Policy Institute’s publication Universal Mobility-as-a-Service, public- and private-sector actors need ...
Pedestrian-Friendly Environments and Active Travel for Residents of Multifamily Housing: The Role of Preferences and Perceptions

Larco, Nico; Steiner, Bethany; Stockard, Jean; West, Amanda (SAGE Publications, 2011-03-15)

This article examines the relationship of the built environment to physical activity in suburban multifamily housing developments in a medium-sized city, testing Alfonzo’s (2005) model of decisions regarding active travel. ...
Piloting sidewalk Delivery Robots in Pittsburgh, Miami-Dade County, Detroit, and San Jose

Howell, Amanda; Steckler, Becky; Larco, Nico; Knight Autonomous Vehicle Initiative (University of Oregon, 2022-08)

The Knight Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Initiative is a multi-year collaborative effort between the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon, Cityfi, the cities of Detroit, Pittsburgh, and San José, and Miami-Dade County ...
Policy Brief: Shared Mobility, Autonomous Vehicles, and GHG Emissions

Steckler, Becky; Hess, Rachel; Larco, Nico (University of Oregon, 2022-08)

This policy brief summarizes some of the key findings from a comprehensive literature review (submitted for publication) on the impact of shared mobility services and GHG emissions.
Portland Downtown Waterfront Development, Volume 1: Urban Design Proposals

Hoff, Isabel; Larco, Nico; Lora, Lillard; Mark, Raggett (University of Oregon, 2023-06)

Students in a graduate urban design studio based at the University of Oregon’s Portland campus were asked to create urban design redevelopment proposals for downtown Portland. Students began the term by analyzing the site ...
Portland Downtown Waterfront Development, Volume 2, Appendix: Site Analysis and Logistics

Hoff, Isabel; Larco, Nico; Lillard, Lora; Raggett, Mark (2023-06)

Appendix: Site Analysis and Logistics Students in a graduate urban design studio based at the University of Oregon’s Portland campus were asked to create urban design redevelopment proposals for downtown Portland. ...