Larry Beasley is the retired Chief Planner for the City of Vancouver.

He is now the
"Distinguished Practice Professor of Planning" at the University of British Columbia and
the founding principal of Beasley and Associates, an international planning consultancy.
In his civic service, Mr. Beasley led the transformation of Vancouver's inner city and
neighbourhoods and managed development approvals. Since leaving government, among
his special commitments, he is the Senior Advisor on Urban Design for Dallas,Texas,and is on
the International Economic Development Advisory Board of Rotterdam in The Netherlands.
He continues to advise governments and the private sector in Canada and around the world
and he lectures extensively.
John Aischuler focuses on development finance, the revitalization of urban communities,
regional economic development
waterfront redevelopment and asset planning for
institutions. John's core skills include structuring of public-private partnerships, development
finance, building parklands, and creating innovative development strategies. John's wideranging practice is national and international in scope ranging from New York to Cincinnati,
San Antonio to London. His work focuses on large-scale urban transformations, as well as
discreet real estate transactions. Since founding the New York office of HR&A in 1984, he
has led bold investment strategies that have reshaped important waterfronts, downtown
districts and neighborhoods.

Allan Jacobs taught in UC Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning from 1975
to 2001 and twice served as its Chair. Presently he is a consultant in city planning and urban
design. Prior to teaching at Berkeley, Professor Jacobs worked on planning projects in the
City of Pittsburgh and for the Ford Foundation in Calcutta, India, and was for eight years the
Director of the San Francisco Department of City Planning. Honors include a Guggenheim
Fellowship, the Berkeley Citation, and the Kevin Lynch Award from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and fellowships at the American Academy in Rome. He is author of
The Good City: Reflections and Imaginations (forthcoming), Great Streets, Looking at Cities,
and Making City Planning Work, and co-author ofThe Boulevard Book.
Alex Krieger, FAIA has combined a career of teaching and practice, dedicating himself in
both to understanding how to improve the quality of place and life in our major urban areas.
Mr. Krieger is a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he has taught
since 1977. He served as Chairman of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, 19982004 and 2006-2007, as Director of the Urban Design Program, 1990-2001, and as Associate
Chairman of the Department of Architecture, 1984-1989. Mr. Krieger also currently serves as
a principal at NBBJ,a global architecture and planning firm. Offering services in architecture,
urban design and planning since 1984, focusing primarily on educational, institutional,
healthcare and public projects in complex urban settings.

Elizabeth Macdonald

is an urban designer focused on street design and the history of

urban form including the impacts of engineering street standards on the pedestrian real":,:
context sensitive street design; and North American waterfront promenades and th~lr
impacts on physical activity. Professor Macdonald is a registered architect and a par~ner In
the urban design firm Cityworks. Recent professional design projects include the desiqn for
Octavia Boulevard in San Francisco (to replace the earthquake damaged Central Freeway),
and redesigns for Pacific Boulevard in Vanco~ver, British Colum?ia, International Boulevard
in Oakland's Fruitvale District, and e.G. Road In Ahmedabad, India.

Jeff Tumlin has led award-winning plans in cities from Seattle and Vancouver to Mos~ow
d Abu Dhabi. He helps balance all modes of transportation in complex places to achieve
a community's wider goals and best utilize their limited resources .. He has ~evelop~d
transformative plans throughout the world that accommodate growth ;Ith nlo net I~~~~~~~~
motor vehicle traffic. Jeff is renowned for helping people defi.ne wha: t ey va ue an
consensus on complex and controversial projects. He provides r.esldents and stakeh?ld.ers
the tools they need to evaluate their transportation investments In the conte~t of achlevln5l
their long-term goals. He understands that managing parking and transportation demand IS
a critical tool for revitalizing city centers and creating sustainable places.