Vancouverism author says families can shape downtown Kelowna

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One of the driving forces who made Vancouver into one of the world’s most livable cities says Kelowna should focus on attracting families to move downtown and into the towers that are popping up all over the core.

Larry Beasley, the author of Vancouverism and the man who helped shape that city’s skyline, believes it will take a team effort to get parents and children to make the jump to urban living.

“In order to make that really high livability, very appealing livability, you really need to have your local government and your development community working together,” Beasley said during an Urban Development Institute Okanagan webinar on Thursday.

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