There 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.

Every city in the world can be improved in less than three years.

Every city has to deal with the problem of cars and public transport.

Creativity starts when you cut a zero from your budget.

A car is like a mother-in-law - if you let it, it will rule your life.

A lot of people assume that the expensive ideas are the most effective ones, but that is simply not true.

I always try to say, 'If you want to help the environment, try to do just two things. One, use less of your car. Second, separate your garbage.'