Our Cities Ourselves – 10 principles for transport in urban life
The 10 principles for sustainable transport at the Our Cities Ourselves exhibition at the AIA in New York City (Photo: Samuel Lahoz, for ITDP) The Institute of Transportation and Development Policy...
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For the first time Gehl Architects are venturing into India, the worlds second most populated country (soon to be the worlds most populated country) with now already more than 1 billion people. Monday...
View ArticleRiding in auto rickshaws in Chennai, India
Our ride to todays presentation for the Chennai Metro Authority - four of us were on board along with the driver! On our trip to Chennai for Gehl Architects, Jeff Risom and myself, are trying out...
View ArticleHow can we take this forward?
Street scene, Chennai The spirit of ’Let’s do it’ emanates from all the decisionmakers, Jeff Risom and I have met and made presentations to during our 10 day long trip to India. Beforehand I had been...
View ArticleCounting people in India
Ranganathan St, T-Nagar, Chennai, India Part of any Public Life Public Space survey – the core city study method deviced by Jan Gehl et. alli. – is counting people. This may seem a daring endeavour in...
View ArticleLearning to count public life
Ready to count! Today was day two of the Public Life Public Space survey workshop carried out by Gehl Architects for ITDP, Institute for Transport and Development Policy, and Chennai City Connect in...
View ArticleOn being a pedestrian in Chennai, India
An ordinary day on a street in Chennai. Being a pedestrian on the streets of Chennai, India, is not the easiest of things. On the third day of the Public Life Public Space workshop, that Gehl...
View Article“Our Cities Ourselves” exhibit travels to Mexico and Brazil
The 10 principles for sustainable transport at the Our Cities Ourselves exhibition at the AIA in New York City “Our Cities, Ourselves”, a traveling exhibition about the future of urban areas, opened...
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