The street is the river of life of the city, the place where we come together, the pathway to the center.

People tend to sit where there are places to sit

It’s not right to put water before people and then keep them away from it.

People do not always argue because they misunderstand one another, they argue because they hold different goals.

People very rarely think in groups; they talk together, they exchange information, they adjudicate, they make compromises. But they do not think; they do not create.

It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.

Trees are contagious; as soon as one neighborhood or street is planted, citizen pressure builds up for action from the next street.