John Norquist Quotations

If we got connected to Indianapolis with a commuter rail, that transportation would provide job opportunities for people,

You're going to see a lot of people in a hurry.

They should get the streetcar system back to where it was at the end of World War II. They'd see that real estate investment would follow, and they'd be able to rebuild a lot of the neighborhoods faster.

They should just affirm the street patterns and property lines that already exist. The city needs to learn from its image, which is very strong,

There will be a lot of pressure without a lot of thought to get something done, ... If they build and build, or turn over big chunks of land to suburban (style) developers, the result will be a mess.

Housing appears to be in real good shape,

Cities are for people. A city is where people come to work and raise their families and to spend their money and to walk in the evening. It is not a traffic corridor.

The highway program devalues the tax base of a city.

Highways dont belong in cities. Period. Europe didnt do it. America did. And our cities have paid the price.

The closer they stick to New Orleans' own forms, the better.

The design of the old cities has been where the market has been going for the last 20 years,