Zitat des Tages von Jaime Lerner:
I always run into these Ph.D.s. They write and write and write about sustainable development. Then these guys ask me, 'But, how do you do it?' They are scared to death to do anything.
Cities are not problems. They are solutions.
Garbage removal is a citizen responsibility.
A car is like a mother-in-law - if you let it, it will rule your life.
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.'
A lot of people assume that the expensive ideas are the most effective ones, but that is simply not true.
Curitiba is not a paradise. We have all the problems that most Latin American cities have. We have slums. We have the same difficulties, but the big difference is the respect given by people due to the quality of the services which are provided.
A system of bus rapid transit is not only dedicated lanes. You have to have really good boarding conditions - that means paying before entering the bus and boarding at the same level. And at the same time having a good schedule and frequency.
There is little in the architecture of a city that is more beautifully designed than a tree.
