Quotes About Urban

Cars growl in the streets; leaves whisper in the sky; blood rustles through her inner ears. In the stairwell, in the kitchen, even beside her bed, grown-up voices speak of despair.

Between 365 million and one billion birds die just from crashing into windows in the United States each year.

There is great pleasure in being out in the city before the sun is up, streetlights glowing, the hum of a Parisian day commencing.

For some commutes, the time spent stuck in traffic will hit four hours per day.

the usual graffiti on the wall. JRH WAS HERE. NICK LOVES CASS. Visitors leaving the worst parts of themselves behind in fluorescent paint.

That's one of the pleasures of living in London. It's so huge, so jammed with interesting buildings, that it's always taking you by surprise.

even though I tried to. The trouble is, it's not really a city at all. You have to get in the car to go anywhere but actually there isn't anywhere to go. I mean, it's shops and it's restaurants and it's the beach but somehow it all just feels a bit pointless. It was always too hot, particularly when I was pregnant.

Berlin is like being abroad in Germany. It's German, but not provincial.

New York is just as provincial as anyone else.

I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city.

There is a psychology of Bombay.

I start really missing London when I go away. I have a little flat, but very central. I live above a pub and you'd think it'd be a nightmare, but I like hearing the music and it's quite comforting.

The air pollution in Delhi has become a matter of public health concern nationally and internationally.

I like Public School and En Noir.

Night buses serve not only the leisure economy- pubs, bars, clubs, theatres and concerts- but also hundreds of thousands of night workers.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I'd propose that each central-city child should have an entitlement from the state to attend any school in the metropolitan area outside his own district - with per pupil funds going with him.

The city of the future development will be shifted from the pursuit of material civilisation to the pursuit of nature. This is what happens after human beings experience industrial civilisation at the expense of the natural environment.

The great thing about living in New York is the constant change of things. It inspires me to keep moving, push forward, question ideas.

In many cities, it's become popular to hate 'gentrifiers,' rich people who move in and drive up housing prices - pushing everyone else out.

In my flat in Chicago, I've got this big room with an office in the corner and a balcony so I can watch people go by.

I don't want to live in Los Angeles. The city depresses me! It is too flat. There are too many cars.

I would definitely pick Flint over Detroit any day.

My take on gentrification and change is it's usually always a better thing, because when you see all these businesses open and flourishing, that means there are more jobs.