Tamim is a professional planner with over 25 years of leadership, executive and board experience in delivering solutions for complex urban policy and infrastructure initiatives. In 2015 he founded Access Planning, an advisory firm with offices in Vancouver and Toronto that helps major public agencies across North America address challenges in getting tough megaproject, land use, governance and policy initiatives done.
Prior to Access, Tamim spent over 16 years in senior roles at TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s Regional Transportation Agency, including as Director for system-wide strategic planning. At TransLink, he drove a sea change in philosophy towards integrated, multi-modal and people centred transportation, playing a leading role in helping TransLink become one of North America’s most successful transportation agencies.
Tamim holds a B.Comm and an MA in Planning from the University of British Columbia (UBC), and a Diploma in Dialogue and Negotiation from SFU. He was an instructor in Simon Fraser University’s City Program between 2002 and 2020, and he is currently an Adjunct Professor in Planning at UBC. Tamim currently sits on the Board of Directors for BC Ferries, North America’s largest ferry operator where he chairs its capital committee and co-chairs its visioning committee to create a ferry system that better connects BC’s coastal communities.
Affiliations
- Access Planning