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Blaine Merker

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Director and Head of Climate Action at Gehl - Making Cities for People
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Blaine Merker is a Partner and Head of Climate Action at Gehl, where he integrates urban design, behavior, and sustainability. He is a registered landscape architect and co-founder of the art and design collective Rebar. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he focuses on making cities more equitable, healthy, and sustainable for people.

Outside of his primary role, Blaine is passionate about championing public space as a tool for economic opportunity and social connection. He serves as a planning commissioner in Berkeley, California, where he lives with his partner and two children, and works on local mobility and housing initiatives.

He is the co-creator of Park(ing) Day, a global event that transforms metered parking spots into temporary public parks, an idea that started in 2005.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director and Head of Climate Action
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Climate Action
As Head of Climate at Gehl, he leads initiatives focused on decarbonizing neighborhoods by identifying key behavioral tipping points in urban environments.
Public Space Innovation
Co-founded the art collective Rebar and the global Park(ing) Day movement, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to creatively reclaiming urban space for public use.
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Career

Work history

9-2021
Director and Head of Climate Action
Gehl - Making Cities for People
6-2018 - 9-2021
Managing Director and Partner
Gehl - Making Cities for People
8-2017
Partner
Gehl - Making Cities for People
3-2014
Director
Gehl - Making Cities for People
2005 - 4-2016
Partner and Founder
Rebar Art and Design Studio
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Education
2002 - 2005
Master of Arts (M.A.)
University of California, Berkeley
1994 - 1998
BA
Reed College
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