City Quote by Jeff Hawkins

A strong devolved government is vital so that we have proper local decision-making, helping to strengthen the economy and build a more united community.

— David Lidington

“Individual cities that now do the same thing can reap the benefits. So this isn’t complicated: the most educated people who plug into the…

— Thomas L. Friedman

Cities can be the engine of social equity and economic opportunity. They can help us reduce our carbon footprint and protect the global environment.…

— Ban Ki-moon

The biggest thing growing cities need to do is minimize barriers to development so that as long as someone is doing good urbanism, they…

— Alex Steffen

“Cities require connectivity rather than territory in order to drive their economic stability and growth.”

— James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

The value of real estate to a city is huge. A community that is invested in making deep roots in an area creates a…

— Hilary Farr

Cities offer us powerful leverage on our most stubborn, wasteful practices. Long commutes in our cars, big power bills from our energy-hogging buildings, shopping…

— Alex Steffen

All through organized history, if you wanted prosperity you had to have cities. Cities are places that attract new people with new ideas.

— Jane Jacobs

Attracting business to a city is of huge benefit for taxes, jobs, purchasing of homes and home goods.

— Hilary Farr

Cities are important because that's where the majority of the world's population lives and an even bigger share of the global economy resides.

— Jens Martin Skibsted

For the love of gain would reconcile the weaker to the dominion of the stronger, and the possession of capital enabled the more powerful…

— Thucydides

“Unfortunately, there is no rule saying a city must be a nice place to live in order to attract fast population and economic growth.…

— Laurence C. Smith