Larry Beasley

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Larry Beasley C.M., was recently Co-Director of Planning for the City Of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. He is largely credited with the transformation of its downtown core along New Urbanism lines, known as Vancouverism or "The Vancouver Model".

In 2004, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition for having "played a leading role in transforming" Vancouver's "downtown core into a vibrant, livable urban community".[1]

He is currently doing advising work for the Abu Dhabi government.[2]

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  1. ^ Order of Canada citation.
  2. ^ George-Cosh, David. "The man who built Vancouver has a grand plan for Abu Dhabi", The Province, April 13, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-15. 

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