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Lecture and panel on Urban Design.

Presented by:  

Anna Meussig

Anna is a Partner and Senior Project Director at Gehl where she leads Gehl’s US partnerships in the public sector. Anna works with municipal agencies, business improvement districts, and others to realize a vision of public life as a driver of shared prosperity, community belonging, and climate action. A skilled listener and facilitator, Anna brings 15 years of experience leading complex processes with multiple stakeholders to deliver transformational urban projects. Specializing in public realm action plans and design for the transit environment, Anna sees street culture and shared mobility as the building blocks to healthy, vibrant public life in cities. She brings expertise in evidence-based storytelling and creative engagement that translates community voice and behavioral insights into design principles that shape the built environment. She holds a Master in City Planning from MIT. Before Gehl, she founded a public art nonprofit and served on the board of Brooklyn's Green Hill Food Cooperative.

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Learning Objectives: 

• Recognize the importance and impact of Urban Design.
• Explore the urban design approach of Gehl.
• Present potential strategies on how cities can better utilize their public and private open space.
• Engage in a meaningful discourse across multiple disciplines.