American cities Quote by William J. Mitchell

We as mayors have the opportunity to push the envelope and get people thinking, even when it is not politically popular. Cities hold the…

— Greg Nickels

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

[Political actions] has to happen on the local and state level; we have to convince our cities to join the growing number of more…

— Bill McKibben

We haven't had an agenda for American cities probably since at least Jimmy Carter. We have left cities to fend for themselves.

— Martin O'Malley

A lot of the interesting issues and dynamics within a city occur over things such as socio-economic issues or ethnic issues. But they require…

— Will Wright

“There is a widespread belief that americans hate cities. I think it is probable that Americans hate city failure, but, from the evidence, we…

— Jane Jacobs

Cities can be places that represent the best of our ideals: where Americans of all different backgrounds can come together and, through their interactions,…

— Cory Booker

There's probably never been a more important time for mayors in America than there is right now in this country, because the people who…

— Marty Walsh

We've got to, in many ways, start thinking more like mayors who think about issues as problems that need to be solved as opposed…

— Francis X. Suarez

It's a difficult task to deal with cities. But with some original ways of getting things done, with some basic commandments, you can really…

— Eduardo Paes

If you think about making a city that is much more porous, many accessible spaces, that is a political position, because you don't fortify,…

— Zaha Hadid

Cities are the origins of global warming, impact on the environment, health, pollution, disease, finance, economies, energy are all problems that are confronted by…

— Geoffrey West