Name: Steve Gerhardt Phone: (310) 614-0258 Email: [email protected] Do you live, work or have a business in Downtown? If not, where do you live? Where are you from? I work out of 425 E. 4th Street, Unit E, in the East Village. I've lived in the Hollywood Riviera in South Redondo Beach since 1994. Born in Hollywood, raised in Torrance. Your educational background, universities attended, degrees earned, etc BA in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara, emphasis in urban planning. Any professional certifications and designations you hold. Certified urban planner (AICP) since 1994. Names of the organizations, clubs, or associations to which you belong, positions you've held, and how long you've been a member. American Planning Association, Los Angeles Section of the California Chapter since 1985, various board positions during that time, including newsletter editor, programs committee, State and National conference committee, mobility workshops coordinator, and professional development director. Association of Bicycle and Pedestrian Professionals member since 2015. Beach Cities Health District, Blue Zones Project, Livability Committee co-chair since 2016. Beach Cities Bicycle Club member since 2008, Adventure Cycling Association member since 1997. Please list any awards you have received. APA Los Angeles planning awards, including for the Downtown Long Beach Plan in 2012 Please list 2-3 professional accomplishments. While on the LB Development Services Staff, prepared draft documents for the Long Beach General Plan, Downtown Plan, Midtown Specific Plan, Healthy Communities Policy and other policy documents from 2005 to 2015. Primary staff liaison to the LB Cultural Heritage Commission from 2013 to 2015, including staff planner for the Edison, Psychic Temple, and the Federal Bar. Executive Director of Walk Long Beach, a pedestrian safety and walkable communities advocacy organization since 2015. WLB was a collaborative effort of City agencies, non-profit (City Fabrick) and the YMCA of Greater LB prior. What brought you to DTLB and your interest in this committee? I have a long-standing interest in making Downtown Long Beach the most walkable and vibrant neighborhood in Southern California, and think the public realm (events, wayfinding, bike and pedestrian network, public art, adaptive reuse of historic buildings, etc.) could be one of the primary attractions. Passions or hobbies Travel, water sports (sailing and paddle boarding), bicycle tourism, wine and food, and astrophysics.