We plan with purpose.
Planning with purpose is about...
Approaching municipal challenges from new perspectives
Becoming a trusted partner that is also enjoyable to work with
Creating a refreshing and progressive company culture
Our approach to integrated mobility and land use planning is fun, creative, and never boring.
The care and authenticity that Take Consulting brings to every project helps to build complete communities, and achieve the best outcomes for the neighbourhoods, regions, and cities we work with.
Take Consulting is anchored by our mission and values…
Mission – We support municipalities and other agencies with ambitious, proactive, and creative solutions to planning, engineering, and urban design challenges.
Vision - We thoughtfully explore opportunities and co-create solutions to planning and engineering problems in Canada and across the globe with clients, colleagues and community.
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We lead with compassion for our clients, partners, and community members who show up to share their perspectives.
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We seek to understand and uplift equity-deserving groups & create inclusive spaces through our workplace & public engagements.
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We value training and experience that allows us to deliver high-quality technical solutions.
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We design processes that result in creative approaches to building complete communities.
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We help create complete communities by thoughtfully and intelligently responding to needs.
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Our work is in pursuit of safe, accessible, healthy, and complete communities.
Meet our team.
Industry leaders with experience and expertise tailored to you.
Kate Whitfield, P.Eng., MCIP, RPP, RSP1
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Kate is a Professional Engineer and a Professional Planner. She has worked in the private sector since 2005 with the majority of her work being for municipal clients. Her experience includes a variety of project types in transportation planning and engineering, with an emphasis on city planning and community building. Kate has worked on projects in Canada from coast to coast to coast. Kate is known for her ability to bring the languages of engineering and planning together. She is an accomplished public speaker and facilitator. Kate is also a trained project manager with a proven track record as a problem solver.
Claire Basinski, MCIP, RPP, CP3
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She is a registered professional planner (RPP), certified public participation professional (CP3) and a trained facilitator. Claire is one of the leading strategic planning and engagement professionals in Ontario who has dedicated her professional practice to integrated long-range planning and robust engagement program design. Since 2008, Claire has managed or contributed to over 75 long-range plans and over 100 consultation and engagement programs. Claire is a skilled facilitator and public speaker who is known as a creative and innovative planner that makes the process fun and exciting while generating buy-in.
Dr. Samantha Leger
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Samantha is a transportation planner, urban designer, and academic researcher focused on creating more inclusive pedestrian experiences. She obtained her PhD from the University of Waterloo, where she studied how to design more neuro-inclusive transportation infrastructure that works for the many ways people make sense of the built environments around them. Professionally, her experience has revolved around developing innovative and equitable approaches to AT planning across trail master plans and AT master plans.
Rob Maxwell
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Rob is a Master of Urban and Regional Planning candidate at Queen’s University, completing graduate research on the implementation of Transportation Demand Management policy in Ontario. He has experience across multiple industries, contributing to and leading cross-functional project teams. He has over 7 years of experience including international work in Africa, Spain and South America.
Join the team.
We are growing slowly and strategically and look forward to future opportunities to add to our team.