Upon his retirement from local government in 2006, Larry Beasley established a small planning consultancy specializing in quality urbanism. The firm provides advice to governments and the development community on projects and initiatives at the scale of entire city plans to neighbourhood schemes to specific site developments. Beasley & Associates is based in Vancouver, B.C., but does work throughout the world, with extensive experience in Canada, the Unites States and the Middle East.
The foundation of Beasley and Associates is Larry Beasley’s long and primary involvement in the transformation of Vancouver into one of the world’s most pleasant and beloved cities. His planning emphasizes the “city by design” and a focus on sustainable, liveable and appealing urbanism, with particular expertise in higher density, mixed use, inner city development.
Together, he and his team provide advice on urban design, policy planning, advanced systems of development regulation and management and related tools that incentivize preferred urban forms and garner public goods. Beasley also specializes in group facilitation and interest-based problem solving. Producing charettes to engage interested parties and experts in expedited planning is a related specialty.
Beasley and Associates offers its clients a unique, holistic perspective in addressing problems and opportunities of the environment and the city. The firm generally works in consortium with larger planning, architecture and landscape architecture firms, providing special expertize and leadership, and emphasizing top quality production. Professional highlights include:
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Founding the Urban Planning Council in Abu Dhabi, UAE, now one of the most progressive planning agencies in the Middle East
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Founding the Urban Design Studio with the City organization of Dallas, Texas, shifting the design culture of that community
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Crafting a completely new vision for Brampton, Ontario, which is helping to redefine sustainable suburbs in Canada
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Addressing quality growth of small cities via the setting of a new plan for Prince Rupert, British Columbia
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Helping to set new directions for Toronto, Ontario’s Planning Department
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Designing completely new national capital districts in Abu Dhabi and Moscow, Russia
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