Carlos F. Perez, PLA is the president of Perez Planning + Design, LLC (PP+D), a research-based planning and design firm in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in Parks and Recreation System Planning + Design and Active-Transportation Planning + Design. Carlos has consulted with over 65 municipalities throughout the United States including Washington D.C.; Seattle, Washington; Raleigh, North Carolina; Miami-Dade County, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; and Atlanta, Georgia. He also speaks regularly at conferences sharing his experience parks and trials planning and design. Carlos received a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Florida, a Master’s in City and Regional Planning, and a Master’s of Science in Architecture with a Concentration in Urban Design from the Georgia Institute of Technology.