Hello, I'm William Li
I also go by Cheuk-hin in Cantonese and Zhuoxuan in Mandarin. My pronouns are he/him. Welcome to my website!
I recently completed my Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.) at McGill University, and I am eager to do more meaningful work in urban planning. I currently live and work in Richmond, British Columbia.
While you are here, I invite you to check out some of the urban planning projects that I have worked on:
Recent Projects
Check out some examples of my urban planning work.
OCTOBER 2023 | LEADING MOBILITY CONSULTING
Housing is On the Line: How Public Transit Can Help Tackle Canada's Housing Crisis
Type: Report
Client: Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA)
Role: Project Team Member
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Worked with David Cooper (Leading Mobility), Julianna Charchun (Julianna Charchun Consulting), and Don Iveson (Civic Good and former Mayor of Edmonton) to create a suite of policy recommendations for a national report on integrating public transit with housing supply and affordability outcomes
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Facilitated in-person roundtable engagement sessions with municipal planners, transit officials, development executives, senior federal and provincial public sector staff, and elected politicians
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Individually contributed a majority of the written text and background research in the final report
AUGUST 2023 | McGILL SCHOOL OF URBAN PLANNING
Aquatics for All: Equity and Decision-Making in the Planning of Municipal Swimming Pools
Type: Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.) Capstone Project
Role: Author
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Compared urban planning approaches to equity, public engagement, and decision-making across Greater Vancouver in the context of municipal aquatics infrastructure
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Interviewed key observers, including municipal planning officials, recreation planning consultants, and other stakeholders relevant to the planning of municipal swimming pools, recreation infrastructure, and civic facilities
MAY 2023 | LEADING MOBILITY CONSULTING
Re-Attracting Customers Through Fare Policy
Type: Report
Client: Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA)
Role: Author
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One of two authors of a guide on transit fare strategies for Canadian transit agencies that are trying to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic
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Evaluated 12 fare strategies against a set of six criteria and wrote analysis for each strategy in consultation with several transit agencies across Canada
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Researched case studies across Canada and the United States
APRIL 2022 | McGILL SCHOOL OF URBAN PLANNING
Habitat Hippodrome
Type: Development Proposal
Role: Project Team Member
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Worked in a large team to create an affordable housing development proposal
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Worked in a team of five to create the business case, with a focus on aligning the project proposal with federal and municipal housing policies and funding programs
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Worked individually to create all charts, graphs, and data visualizations in the final report using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator
For more examples of my work, please check out my CV or get in touch with me!
About Me.
I care deeply about making our communities better places to live, and that is what motivates me to pursue the work that I do in both planning and politics.
I have comprehensive planning experience from working on over half a dozen planning projects at Leading Mobility Consulting, including writing a national report on housing and transit that was informed by a multi-sectoral engagement process and co-writing a guide on transit fare strategies in consultation with transit agencies across Canada. I also have bespoke experience working as a political staffer for a BC Government MLA, including designing and creating all of their community outreach materials, as well as engaging with senior public sector staff, community groups, and local residents with a high degree of political sensitivity.
Through my professional experience, as well as my Master of Urban Planning degree, I have gained deep knowledge of housing, public transit, and government, particularly in a British Columbia context. I am also skilled in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, ArcGIS and QGIS, G Suite, iWork, and Microsoft Office Suite. To learn more about what I have experience in, please check out the rest of my website or get in touch with me.
Get in Touch
I can speak English, Mandarin (國語), and Cantonese (粵語).
(778) 833-3176