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Dr. Tristan Cleveland is an expert in healthy, sustainable urban design and walkability.

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Electives instructor and Project Lead at Happy City Dr. Tristan Cleveland joined Active Towns to discuss how the suburbs can be transformed into more desirable walkable, bike-able and transit-served places.

Dr. Tristan Cleveland is an expert in healthy, sustainable urban design and walkability. He gives keynote talks across North America and online talks worldwide on translating the best available research on healthy, happy design into practice.

Tristan teaches corporate social responsibility (CSR) and urban design classes for Electives.

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