Blaine Merker is a Partner and Head of Climate Action at Gehl, where he integrates urban design, behavior, and sustainability. He is a registered landscape architect and co-founder of the art and design collective Rebar. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he focuses on making cities more equitable, healthy, and sustainable for people.
Outside of his primary role, Blaine is passionate about championing public space as a tool for economic opportunity and social connection. He serves as a planning commissioner in Berkeley, California, where he lives with his partner and two children, and works on local mobility and housing initiatives.
He is the co-creator of Park(ing) Day, a global event that transforms metered parking spots into temporary public parks, an idea that started in 2005.
Read the full overview →Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.
Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.
Discover additional public profiles from our index.
Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.