Designing Urban Bike Paths
	Friday, February 14th 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Presented by , Charlie Gandy, Executive Director of the Texas Bicycle Coalition CEUs: LA CES 1.5 To reserve this seminar Click Here

Course Description
What better way to learn about great bike facilities than going for a ride and talking with a skilled practitioner? Charlie Gandy is a renowned specialist in bike and pedestrian design and leads a fun and educational tour of Long Beach's award winning bike lanes, trails, separated bikeways and sharrows. He shares the secrets of planning, design, funding and public involvement of these projects while leading his group of riders to experience each one personally. Each tour is tailored to the interests of the group and usually last from 1 to 3 hours. Bikestation is the starting point and offers rental bikes.

Biography
Charles Gandy is a nationally recognized expert in community design, trail planning and design, and bicycle and pedestrian advocacy. He is a popular consultant, speaker and lecturer. Most recently as the Mobility Coordinator for Long Beach California’s Bike Long Beach program (now the city’s Mobility Adviser) Gandy is delighted to be a part of the remarkable culture shift in Long Beach embracing both bicycling and walking and its significant rewards.

Gandy founded and served as the first Executive Director of the Texas Bicycle Coalition, and the Director of Advocacy Programs for the Bicycle Federation of America. In 1998 Gandy began his private consulting as Livable Communities Inc. and works with government agencies, community organizations, and design firms across the U.S. and Canada.

Charlie Gandy, Executive Director of the Texas Bicycle Coalition

Schedule subject to change