A 10-mile adventure into the future of cities. It is a 10-mile adventure into the future of cities. Starting at the Bike Station (a secure bicycle parking, repair service, resale and rental facility), tour members will ride to City Hall to an art exhibit celebrating the City’s bicycle goal. Continuing along one of the downtown separated bicycle lanes (one of the first systems in the U.S.), there will be a brief stop at a bicycle corral and curb extension to show efficient use of excess road space. Utilizing traditional bicycle lanes, the tour will head toward the waterfront and the newly expanded beachfront bicycle trail. A highlight of the tour will be a visit to the innovative Second Street Green Sharrow Lane, where the City was able to double bicycle usage on a busy 4-lane road traveled by 35,000 cars daily with heavily-used parallel parking, and numerous popular businesses restaurants, cafes, and clubs. Then the tour will move onto Vista Bike Boulevard, a pleasant quiet bicycle corridor created through a traffic calming program. Before returning, the tour will make a last stop at a parklet, a temporary structure serving as an outdoor dining. Here tour members will hear about the architectural highlights, future plans, and insight on how the city has used both urban design and active transportation to meet its vision. The City is nearly flat and the route features infrastructure designed to minimum exposure to traffic. Note: there are 2 approximately 30-minute transfers (to the Bike Station from the hotel and back to the hotel).