VREP #106 | Vancouverism with Larry Beasley
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Our first guest with a condo tower named after him! Larry Beasley was Co-Chair Planner at the City of Vancouver for 15 years and led Vancouver\\u2019s modern transformation into a world model for sustainable and liveable cities. Now Larry holds the \\u201cDistinguished Practice Professor of Planning\\u201d at the University of British Columbia, sits on various boards including Translink, and teaches and advises urbanism all over the world.
Larry joins Adam & Matt to discuss the carefully-planned origins of Vancouverism, its wild success, and why we must continue to develop creative solutions to our current problems moving forward, without opting for exclusionary policies. Few people understand our city the way Larry does \\u2013 this episode is not to be missed!
Check out Larry\'s book Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs on Amazon
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