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Enrique Penalosa Quotes: The essence of the conflict today, really, is cars versus people…We can have a city that is very friendly to cars, or a city that is very friendly to people. We cannot have both.
         

The essence of the conflict today, really, is cars versus people…We can have a city that is very friendly to cars, or a city that is very friendly to people. We cannot have both.


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An advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but rather one where even the rich use public transport.

An advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but rather one where even the rich use public transport.



If we’re going to talk about transport, I would say that the great city is not the one that has highways, but one where a child on a tricycle or bicycle can go safely everywhere.

If we’re going to talk about transport, I would say that the great city is not the one that has highways, but one where a child on a tricycle or bicycle can go safely everywhere.



A bikeway is a symbol that shows that a citizen on a $30 bicycle is equally important as a citizen on a $30,000 car.

A bikeway is a symbol that shows that a citizen on a $30 bicycle is equally important as a citizen on a $30,000 car.



Children are a kind of indicator species. If we can build a successful city for children, we will have a successful city for all people.

Children are a kind of indicator species. If we can build a successful city for children, we will have a successful city for all people.



In every detail a city should reflect that human beings are sacred and that they are equal.

In every detail a city should reflect that human beings are sacred and that they are equal.



Public space is for living, doing business, kissing, and playing. Its value can't be measured with economics or mathematics; it must be felt with the soul.

Public space is for living, doing business, kissing, and playing. Its value can't be measured with economics or mathematics; it must be felt with the soul.



A protected bicycle lane in the city in a developing country is a powerful symbol, showing that a citizen on the $30 bicycle is as important as one in a $30,000 car

A protected bicycle lane in the city in a developing country is a powerful symbol, showing that a citizen on the $30 bicycle is as important as one in a $30,000 car



One symbol of lack of democracy is to have cars parked on the sidewalk.

One symbol of lack of democracy is to have cars parked on the sidewalk.



God made us walking animals - pedestrians. As a fish needs to swim, a bird to fly, a deer to run, we need to walk, not in order to survive, but to be happy.

God made us walking animals - pedestrians. As a fish needs to swim, a bird to fly, a deer to run, we need to walk, not in order to survive, but to be happy.



Urban transport is a political and not a technical issue. The technical aspects are very simple. The difficult decisions relate to who is going to benefit from the models adopted.

Urban transport is a political and not a technical issue. The technical aspects are very simple. The difficult decisions relate to who is going to benefit from the models adopted.





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The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

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I think one of the appeals of suspense is to safely explore our innermost fears.



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I wonder if these people today would think Reagan was a Reagan conservative.



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Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.



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