The city is not the problem; the city is the solution. Jaime Lerner More Quotes by Jaime Lerner More Quotes From Jaime Lerner Brazil will change when its cities change. Jaime Lerner brazilcities 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. Jaime Lerner differencescitieslatin We can’t have landfills forever and we can’t ask others to accept our trash. Jaime Lerner landfillsacceptingforever Every city in the world can be improved in less than three years. Jaime Lerner threecitiesyears We have to change from 'ego-architecture' to 'eco-architecture.' Jaime Lerner ecoegoarchitecture The design of a city is like a strange archeology. Jaime Lerner designstrangecities Bureaucracy is like a fungus that contaminates everything. Jaime Lerner government-bureaucracybureaucracyfungi Garbage removal is a citizen responsibility. Jaime Lerner citizengarbageresponsibility Sometimes the media gives us the impression that we are terminal patients, because of problems of global warmth or the ozone layer. And the people, they don't understand that they can could change this situation for the better if they could act locally in a city. Jaime Lerner problemscitychangepeople There is no place in a city that can't be better. There is no toad that can't be a princess, no frog that can't become a prince. Jaime Lerner citybetterplaceprincess 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. Jaime Lerner goodyoubustime There are three major issues now that are becoming important, not only for cities, but for all mankind: Mobility, sustainability - which is linked to mobility - and social diversity. Jaime Lerner sustainabilitydiversityimportant
