Jaime Lerner — Brazilian Politician born on December 17, 1937,

Jaime Lerner is a Brazilian politician. He was the governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, three times. In 1994, Lerner was elected governor of Paraná, and was reelected in 1998... (wikipedia)

If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems.
The secret to the city is integration. Every area of the city should combine work, leisure and culture. Separate these functions and parts of the city die.
There is little in the architecture of a city that is more beautifully designed than a tree.
A car is like a mother-in-law - if you let it, it will rule your life.
If you want creativity, take a zero off your budget. If you want sustainability, take off two zeros.