Family households often believe they have no choice but to move to the suburbs. They will only be attracted to communities that have food, schools, parks, child care facilities, services and community centers. These are the very households that make up most of the demand for urban sprawl.
"Larry Beasley", Order of Canada/CM was recently Co-Director of Planning for the Vancouver/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". Since retiring from public service, Beasley has been engaged in community initiatives, including the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, an organization created by former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson following her term of office.
In September 2009 Larry Beasley was invited to Rotterdam as a guest urban critic by the Van der Leeuwkring, a group of Rotterdam-based project developers aiming to make public life benefit from their private investments. Beasley is currently doing advising work for the Abu Dhabi government.
More Larry Beasley on Wikipedia.It's a treasured heritage building and landmark for the city, so it's important that we get something in there. But first and foremost we have to come to a conclusion about a destination for the art gallery. We don't want them to feel pressured about moving out because the business that they do is so important to the culture of the city.
The Vancouver Art Gallery is one of our leading cultural institutions. We want them in a high-profile site downtown, somewhere close to Georgia Street.
We looked at London and Boston and New York.
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