Alex Steffen

In almost all city governments in America, the small group of people who don't want change are able to block change.

— Alex Steffen

If people are given the opportunity to really make a difference in their own lives, their own communities, their own businesses and…

— Alex Steffen

One of the most unfortunate side effects of the urban activism of the '60s and '70s is the belief that development is…

— Alex Steffen

If we're talking about transportation, the best thing a city can do is densify as quickly as it can. That needs to…

— Alex Steffen

I'm fascinated with design. I realized early that I had no talent in that direction, but I love talking with architects and…

— Alex Steffen

We don't need more recycling, we need a completely different system of closed-loop manufacturing, and no matter how many cans I crush,…

— Alex Steffen

At its very heart, Worldchanging is about using the best of people's new ideas, bringing them together and applying them to the…

— Alex Steffen

We don't need a War on Carbon. We need a new prosperity that can be shared by all while still respecting a…

— Alex Steffen

Deep walkability describes a city that is built in such a way that you can move from one area to another on…

— Alex Steffen

Americans trash the planet not because we're evil, but because the industrial systems we've devised leave no other choice. Our ranch houses…

— Alex Steffen

For most people, using the Internet broadens their sense of who 'we' is and actually ends up leaving us in a place…

— Alex Steffen

There's no really rosy scenario ahead, where climate change just doesn't happen, but I believe we don't have the ethical right to…

— Alex Steffen

Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going…

— Alex Steffen