Seen as a visionary, innovator and source of inspiration and collaboration throughout his career, Dan Burden is a nationally recognized authority on active transportation, livable and sustainable communities, complete streets, Safe Routes to School and bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs. Dan has become known for his pioneering work and leadership to mentor many in the time-honored practice of transforming communities into places for people first; all while still accommodating the car, and not the other way around. In his role as the Director of Innovation and Inspiration, Dan oversees many additional community built environment transitions, making dozens, and eventually hundreds of communities healthier, more active places to live. Dan has always been a pioneer in his work, staying up on holistic trends in transportation and land use, and becoming a sought-after master of implementing change. In 1980, staff for Governor Bob Graham, chose Dan to help transform the Florida Department of Transportation, which made it one of the first multi-modal transportation agencies in the nation. As early as 1991, well before the term complete streets was coined, Florida became known for its holistic look at street making, helping create place out of space. Dan pushed for change and became the nation’s first full time pedestrian and bicycle coordinator, a position now required in all 50 states. At the age of 60, Dan broadened his skill sets, embracing urban design and land use while serving as a principal and senior urban designer with the community-planning firm Glatting Jackson (from 2005-2009). Dan currently serves as an advisor for several national organizations, including Walkscore (www.walkscore.com). Dan Burden has more than 50 years of experience in the built environment and has helped more than 3,500 communities throughout the world become more livable and walkable.