Knowledge HubThoughts, provocations, and fresh ideas from the Gehl team ArticlesInterviews, deep dives, and the odd rambleAll articles Life between buildingsMaintaining Our Public Spaces to Maintain Our Democracy When Alexa Bush started a collaborative park design process in the Fitzgerald neighborhood, Detroit was in transition. MovementAndreas Røhl on All Things Mobility Moving people efficiently from A to B has always been one of the greatest challenges facing cities. Planetary healthThe Key to Solving Emissions Is Close to Home Cities are home to more than half the world’s population — and responsible for around 70% of global carbon emissions. But even as the world keeps urbanizing, our consumption of space keeps increasing. City makingPedestrian-Friendly Streets: How Human-Centered Urban Design Boosts Communities and Local Economies During and after the pandemic, open streets rightfully garnered more attention as a legitimate and permanent public space offer. Here, Julia Day reflects on their benefits. City makingBuilding Inclusive Urban Spaces: Engaging Youth in the Planning Process Jeff Risom reflect on how an honest conversation with a group of teenagers in South London has opened his eyes to a new dilemma: the ‘agefication’ of our cities. TechnologySoft Tech, Human Values: How Gehl is Reimagining AI in Urban Planning Embracing softness and human empathy in the age of AI innovation. Life between buildingsWorkplace Design and the Future of Work The rise and fall of urban offices puts into question our relationship with work, home, and city life. Here, Gehl’s Brett Merriam spells out how a new approach to workplace design can revive our urban centers. Life between buildingsWe’re Using Our Streets All Wrong Times Square, one of the world's most iconic intersections, was originally designed primarily for cars, not people, despite 90% of its users being pedestrians. Life between buildingsHow to Build Neighborhoods We Actually Like The design of neighborhoods can often leave people feeling isolated and disconnected. City makingHow is paying attention to social infrastructure the key to an inclusive city? Team Director Ida Bigum revisits the concept of the inclusive city, emphasizing that social infrastructure can be just as important as the types of homes we build when it comes to fostering social mixing.PublicationsDive into our reports and publicationsAll publications Life between buildingsTowards More Physical Activity in Cities Transforming public spaces to promote physical activity — a key contributor to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe. Life between buildingsA Guide to Inclusion and Health in Public Spaces Gehl, the former Gehl Institute, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) developed the Inclusive Healthy Places (IHP) Framework in 2017 to help guide the creation of equitable, healthy places. Life between buildingsAdaptive Public Space: Places for People in the Pandemic and Beyond Building on its longtime commitment to public spaces, Knight Foundation commissioned Gehl to conduct an impact assessment of seven public spaces in its portfolio. Life between buildingsSoft City: Being Neighbors How do we build genuine community? And what is it about the design of our cities, towns and neighborhoods that can foster this? Life between buildingsSoft City: Soft is Hard to Break As urbanists, we tend to focus on the hardware of cities. Here, David Sim argues for more attention and care to the software, the intricate details and programming that helps people encounter one another on a daily basis. Life between buildingsSoft City: Layering Life Urban life is in constant flux. In this excerpt from Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life, David Sim promotes diversity as a tool for social, economic and ecological resilience. Life between buildingsSoft City: The Time of Your Life Proximity to the places and people that we frequent on a daily basis has a huge influence on one’s quality of life. In Soft City, David Sim breaks down the relationship between different components of everyday urban life. Food systemsHouston Foodscape Strategy Public life study in Alief and Asiatown to develop a healthy foodscape strategy. Food systemsAjuda Foodscapes Study Exploring the intersection of food systems, public spaces, and community well-being in Ajuda, Portugal. Food systemsPhiladelphia Foodscape Strategy Developing strategies to enhance quality of life and food security. City makingCityscape Global 2024 Our StoryThe Downtown DC Public Realm Plan Has Been Awarded the 2024 Chapter Planning Award for Outstanding Plan Our StoryWe are transforming Singapore’s North-South Corridor Our StoryDirector US Cities Anna Muessig and Director of Research & Development Liselott Stenfeldt join Gehl’s Partner Group Our StoryGehl at Climate Week NYC Our StorySpor10: Putting People and Health First in Neighborhood Development Our Story6 Months of kyu With Helle and Farah Our StoryGehl joins kyu
