Jan Gehl

If you make more roads, you will have more traffic.

— Jan Gehl

First life, then spaces, then buildings - the other way around never works.

— Jan Gehl

Nothing in this world is more simple and more cheap than making cities that provide better for people.

— Jan Gehl

In a Society becoming steadily more privatized with private homes, cars, computers, offices and shopping centers, the public component of our lives…

— Jan Gehl

A good city is like a good party. People don't want to leave early.

— Jan Gehl

I find it striking that the quality of the urban habitat of homo sapieans is so weakly researched compared to the habitats…

— Jan Gehl

Make it nice where you are, and put the density on top.

— Jan Gehl

Something happens because something happens because something happens

— Jan Gehl

A good city is like a good party - people stay longer than really necessary, because they are enjoying themselves,

— Jan Gehl

Cultures and climates differ all over the world, but people are the same. They’ll gather in public if you give them a…

— Jan Gehl

Cities must urge urban planners and architects to reinforce pedestrianism as an integrated city policy to develop lively, safe, sustainable and healthy…

— Jan Gehl

An endless number of green buildings doesn't make a sustainable city.

— Jan Gehl

Only architecture that considers human scale and interaction is successful architecture.

— Jan Gehl