Drones, E-Bikes, and Self-Driving Cars:
What’s the future of transportation and what does it mean for our cities?
THURSDAY, MAY 16
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
THE LITTLE AMERICA HOTEL
Thank you for joining us at the 2024 Spring Breakfast!
Envision Utah had the amazing opportunity to be visited by an expert in the area of transportation and urbanism at the 2024 Spring Breakfast. We delve into the future of transportation with insights from Nico Larco, a Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon and a leading expert in sustainable urban design and the impacts of emerging technology on cities. As Director of the Urbanism Next Center and Co-Director of the Sustainable Cities Initiative, Professor Larco brings a wealth of knowledge on how autonomous vehicles, new mobility solutions, e-commerce, and the sharing economy are reshaping urban environments. Attendees learned about the challenges and opportunities these advancements present for city form and development, and how we can future-proof our cities against the rapid pace of technological change. With Nico’s extensive experience advising cities and projects across the country, participants received suggestions on how to gain forward-thinking strategies and insights into creating more sustainable, efficient, and inclusive urban spaces for the future.
Nico Larco,
Professor
Director, Urbanism Next Center
Nico Larco, AIA is a Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Oregon where he is the Director of the Urbanism Next Center and Co-Director of the Sustainable Cities Institute. Urbanism Next is focused on how technological advances such as new mobility, autonomous vehicles, e-commerce and the sharing economy are changing city form and development. Prof. Larco assists cities and projects with future-proofing, has run workshops and charrettes nationally and internationally on this topic, and is currently coordinating work in this area with various municipal and state agencies across North America and in Europe.
Prof. Larco also researches sustainable urban design, has developed the Sustainable Urban Design Framework and assists projects in how best to apply these principles and approaches. He has published in various academic and professional journals and his work has been covered by Wired, the New York Times, Fast Company, Bloomberg News, Forbes, and the Financial Times of London. Prof. Larco leads ELEMENT/UD, an urban design consulting firm, and is a Strategic Advisor and researcher at TNO, a Dutch national thinktank.
