You know, people understand fear and opportunity. It may look different, but it's really the same thing. — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Most people don't know that the biggest regret that I have - and it's a biggie - is not fighting harder for… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
We want to bring enterprise back to blighted urban areas. People there have been told nothing is ever going to change. The… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
I want to be known as someone who got caught trying. Yup. Trying to make communities that didn't think much of themselves… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Poor people of all colors are getting poorer and our communities are getting more toxic. There is a misconception that to grow… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Many people still believe that 'green' solutions are too expensive, but they are actually much cheaper when all of the costs to… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
I have no interest in arguing with haters, and also, I really don't want to be associated, you know, with a group… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Jane Jacobs work wouldnt have been complete if it hadn't inspired others to carry it on, and evolve Jane's groundbreaking accomplishments so… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Smart infrastructure can provide cost-saving ways for municipalities to handle both infrastructure and social needs. And we want to shift the systems… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
You know, I personally think that gentrification happens long before you start seeing white people in formerly people-of-color neighborhoods. It starts happening… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Build. Transform. Love. These are words I use all the time as we speak about community building and even real estate development… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Working-class and poor urban Americans are not benefiting economically from our current food system. It relies too much on transportation, chemical fertilization, big use… — Majora Carter Copy Share
'This will pass and it always does.' I consistently have to keep telling myself that because being an entrepreneur means that you go to… — Majora Carter Copy Share
Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor people of… — Majora Carter Copy Share
I want to be known as someone who got caught trying. Yup. Trying to make communities that didn't think much of themselves see themselves… — Majora Carter Copy Share
Most people don't know that the biggest regret that I have - and it's a biggie - is not fighting harder for policy and… — Majora Carter Copy Share
We want to bring enterprise back to blighted urban areas. People there have been told nothing is ever going to change. The policy makers… — Majora Carter Copy Share
Jane Jacobs work wouldnt have been complete if it hadn't inspired others to carry it on, and evolve Jane's groundbreaking accomplishments so that the… — Majora Carter Copy Share
Even when we think or talk about recycling, lots of recyclable stuff ends up getting incinerated or in landfills and leaving many municipalities, diversion… — Majora Carter Copy Share
I do have a problem with developments that hyper-exploit politically vulnerable communities for profit. That it continues is a shame upon us all, because… — Majora Carter Copy Share
Build. Transform. Love. These are words I use all the time as we speak about community building and even real estate development because these… — Majora Carter Copy Share
Environmental justice [means that] no community should be saddled with more environmental burdens and less environmental benefits than any other. — Majora Carter Copy Share
Environmental justice, for those of you who may not be familiar with the term, goes something like this: no community should be saddled with… — Majora Carter Copy Share
You know, people understand fear and opportunity. It may look different, but it's really the same thing. — Majora Carter Copy Share
My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that… — Majora Carter Copy Share
