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Discover the team behind Gehl

A collective of urban changemakers, data and social scientists, strategists, and designers.

Office
Copenhagen
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Vesterbrogade 24, 5th floor
1620 Copenhagen V
Denmark

Copenhagen
Office
San Francisco
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1211 Folsom Street, 4th floor
San Francisco
CA 94103 – USA

San Francisco
Office
New York
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395 Hudson St, 8th floor
New York
NY 10014 – USA

New York

Anna Muessig

Team Director US Cities

Anna Muessig directs Gehl’s Cities Team, which partners with municipal agencies, business improvement districts, and other public clients in the US to realize a vision of public life and the public realm as a driver of shared prosperity, community belonging, and climate action. A skilled listener and facilitator, Anna brings nearly 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.

Location

San Francisco, CA

Projects involved in

Project Connect
Austin, Texas
Project Connect
Project Connect will deliver light rail to the City of Austin, in support of the city’s goal to expand equitable and efficient transit ridership, as the city grows.
Better Market Street
San Francisco, USA
Better Market Street
The redesign of Market Street represents a cultural shift that radically repositions biking, brings vibrant public life to the street, and offers renewed opportunities for retail in San Francisco.
Hillsdale Master Plan + Engagement
San Mateo, CA, USA
Hillsdale Master Plan + Engagement
From a Shopping Center to a Neighborhood Center. The Hillsdale Shopping Center ownership team understands retail is in a critical moment of change - and is planning a vibrant new future for Hillsdale.
National Street Service
Nationwide, USA
National Street Service
Streets make up about 30% of the land in cities. What if we treated our streets like the precious land that they are? This pilot project looks beyond the private automotive era and aims to understand streets as public land for people.