There Is No New World That You

The Point Of Cities Is Multiplicity Of Choice.

Reformers Have Long Observed City People Loitering On Busy Corners, Hanging Around In Candy Stores And Bars And Drinking Soda Popon Stoops, And Have Passed A Judgment, The Gist Of Which Is: "this Is Deplorable! If These People Had Decent Homes And A More Private Or Bosky Outdoor Place, They Wouldn't Be On The Street!" That Judgment Represents A Profound Misunderstanding Of Cities. It Makes No More Sense Than To Drop In At A Testimonial Banquet In A Hotel And Conclude That If These People Had Wives Who Could Cook, They Would Give Their Parties At Home.

By The End Of The Book, It Is Quite Different Than The Way You Thought It Would Be When You Started The Book - Both In Form And What It Contains And What You Think. Well, You Tipped In A Lot And You Digested A Lot - It Wasn't Pre-digested In Your View. And It Changed What You Thought And How You See Things.

Intricate Minglings Of Different Uses In Cities Are Not A Form Of Chaos. On The Contrary, They Represent A Complex And Highly Developed Form Of Order.

[if Quebec Became Sovereign] There Would Be One Level Of Government That Would Be Missing, One Less Level Of Government. The Municipality Would Become The Second Level.