It May Be Romantic To Search For

When We Deal With Cities We Are Dealing With Life At Its Most Complex And Intense. Planners Are Guided By Principles Derived From The Behaviour And Appearance Of Suburbs, Tuberculosis Sanatoria, Fairs And Imaginary Dream Cities - From Anything But Cities Themselves.

I Get Absolutely Ruthless In My Own Way About Not Doing Anything Else When I Am Trying To Concentrate On Writing A Book. I Have To Stick To It And Concentrate.

I Think It Is Fatal To Specialize. And All Kinds Of Things Show Us That And That The More Diverse We Are In What We Can Do, The Better.

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.

Expanding The Toronto Island Airport Will Undermine The Downtown's Economy And Liveability And Intensify Pollution And Smog From Oshawa To Oakville. I Urge Torontonians To Close Down This Dangerous Trojan Horse And Get On With Planning Constructive And Delightful Ways Of Using Our Magnificent Lakeside Assets.