Pedestrianism Quotes by Jan Gehl

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• Nothing in this world is more simple and more cheap than making cities that provide better for people.
• Only architecture that considers human scale and interaction is successful architecture.
• First life, then spaces, then buildings - the other way around never works.
• In a Society becoming steadily more privatized with private homes, cars, computers, offices and shopping centers, the public component of our lives…
• A good city is like a good party - people stay longer than really necessary, because they are enjoying themselves,
• An endless number of green buildings doesn't make a sustainable city.
• If you make more roads, you will have more traffic.
• Make it nice where you are, and put the density on top.
• Something happens because something happens because something happens
• I find it striking that the quality of the urban habitat of homo sapieans is so weakly researched compared to the habitats…
• Cities must urge urban planners and architects to reinforce pedestrianism as an integrated city policy to develop lively, safe, sustainable and healthy…
• Cultures and climates differ all over the world, but people are the same. They’ll gather in public if you give them a…

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