The secret to the city is integration. Every area of the city should combine work, leisure and culture. Separate these functions and parts of the city die.
Jaime LernerA city is like a family portrait - you don't tear it up if you don't like your uncle's nose.
Jaime LernerA lot of people assume that the expensive ideas are the most effective ones, but that is simply not true.
Jaime LernerIf you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems.
Jaime LernerThere is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream. When a city accepts as a mandate its quality of life, when it respects the people who live in it, when it respects the environment, when it prepares for future generations, the people share the responsibility for that mandate. This shared cause is the only way to achieve that collective dream.
Jaime Lerner