Life Quote by Jane Jacobs

“Ebenezer Howard’s vision of the Garden City would seem almost feudal to us. He seems to have thought that members of the industrial working…

— Jane Jacobs

“It was possible in this wonderful city for that nameless little boy -for any of its millions- to have a decent chance to scale…

— Moss Hart

“What was it about this city, with its endless possibilities, that elicited such limited routines?”

— Hugh Howey

“Incidental, all of it, of course, but this was what this city bestowed that novels couldn't: not what you needed in order to live,…

— Garth Risk Hallberg

When we deal with cities we are dealing with life at its most complex and intense. Planners are guided by principles derived from the…

— Jane Jacobs

“a planner-the sort of person who could size up a situation and take control and be rewarded with a good outcome.”

— Melody Carlson

“But ideal cities are very much the product of their own ages. Designed as complete urban statements, they bear the unmistakable imprint of their…

— Anonymous

“Was this what the city would look like when knowledge was no longer enough? When the desire to turn inward, surrendering entirely to one's…

— Olivia Sudjic

Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.

— Cate Blanchett

“A person was like a city. You couldn't let a few less desirable parts put you off the whole. There may be bits you…

— Matt Haig

“Your own exploration therefore has to be personalized; you're doing it for yourself, increasing your own store of particular knowledge, walking your own eccentric…

— Geoff Nicholson

“...the City is what they want it to be: thriftless, warm, scary and full of amiable strangers. No wonder they forget pebbly creeks and…

— Toni Morrison