Cities Quote by Mick Cornett

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

A lot of cities are making a real effort, neighborhood by neighborhood, to make themselves into a place where life can be pretty good.

— David Byrne

Cities need to reinvent themselves in order to stay alive.

— Alexandra C. Pelosi

If we're going to make a city everybody can live in for a lifetime, we need to make sure we are building and growing…

— Betsy Hodges

Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers.

— Geoff Mulgan

I have realized after all these years that a city that has a good quality of life attracts jobs. People don't want to invest…

— Jaime Lerner

As the world's 'most dynamic' cities seek to manage their own urban growth, American state and local officials have much to offer. Our mayors…

— Robert Hormats

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

All of the factors that make up a quality city - safe streets, high paying jobs, strong neighborhoods, etc. - emanate from a strong…

— Alan Autry

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

The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming…

— Mick Cornett

Many cities end up putting off things because they want to understand everything. They don't understand that innovating is about starting. Taking care of…

— Jaime Lerner