We hope everyone enjoyed Dave Moulton’s lecture last week on the “The Bicycle: Evolution or Intelligent Design?”. The series continues tonight with William Gallagher’s discussion on “Bicycles & Transit Lead the Way to a More Livable Community”.

Here are the details:

Speaker – William Gallagher
Topic – Bicycles & Transit Lead the Way to a More Livable Community
Date & Time – Thursday MARCH 4TH (TONIGHT!) – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location – South End Brewery, 161 East Bay Street

Bill Gallagher is a principal at KGP Design Studio where he leads the urban design and transportation studios. He and his partners have been designing transit stations, creating station area plans and designing related buildings for the past 25 years in the states as well as Asia and the Middle East. KGP just completed the first Bicycle Transit Center on the East Coast in Washington, DC, which has become a “cult” hit in the bicycling community and has been described by the Mayor as the “coolest bike facility in the country”.

Currently Bill is heading the firm’s design on the Purple Line, a light rail circumferential line around the north side of Washington DC which includes a bike trail and station area planning. The firm is also designing the prototype stations of the Honolulu Transit System and new stations and entrances for the Washington Metro. Other projects include housing, office and a glass stair from the Kennedy Center to the Potomac River, connecting to the bike path, promenade and future water taxi.

Bill has a Masters in Architecture and Urban Design from Harvard University where he rode his bike to class everyday – including the winter months in Boston. He currently lives in downtown DC where he continues to ride his bike to work parking next to his desk in the studio. He is one of approximately 10,000 other bicyclists who ride daily in DC. Bikes are not just for pleasure; they’ve become a cool way to get around town! Bikes are leading the way to a more “livable” community.

See you tonight!