In a very Melbourne way, we do so in a laneway off a laneway. Gehl is in the Victorian capital for just over a day and has time only for breakfast. He'll still visit Australia, but not annually, as he's been doing. The 80-year-old sold out of his consultancy Gehl People in 2011 and now carries the title independent senior adviser. It's something of a farewell tour for Gehl. "Wherever I go I ask the mayor if they have nice parking wardens' hats and I have a fantastic collection from Australia and New Zealand." Pat Scalaīut as a new book celebrating his achievements, People Cities: The life and legacy of Jan Gehl, by Curtin University planning academics Annie Matan and Peter Newman points out – and as Gehl himself makes bitingly clear about Sydney – a city will develop only as much as politicians are prepared to let it. "It's a City of Wellington official parking warden's hat," Jan Gehl says. While Melbourne shouts loudest (usually in the direction of Sydney) about topping that ranking, Perth was the first city outside Scandinavia to commission him to survey use of the city centre by people. Adelaide and Perth, two other cities he has worked in, also ranked in the top 10. His present location, Melbourne, topped the Economist Intelligence Unit's ranking of the most liveable cities – a list evaluating stability, infrastructure, education, health care and environment – for the sixth time last year. By his count, he's been through 16 Australian mayors. I have an hour to meet the Dane who started working in Australia 40 years ago.
"Wherever I go I ask the mayor if they have nice parking wardens' hats and I have a fantastic collection from Australia and New Zealand." "It's a City of Wellington official parking warden's hat," he says.
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