42 Quotes by Jaime Lerner

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.

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.'

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

I have realized after all these years that a city that has a good quality of life attracts jobs. People don't want to invest in places if there is no quality of life.

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.

Brazil will change when its cities change.

The city is not the problem; the city is the solution,

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

Creativity starts when you cut a zero from your budget.