Name: A song of the city
Uploaded: 2008-02-04T01:42:00Z
Duration: 15 min 23 s
Description: Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see what's possible in the metropolitan landscape.

Jaime Lerner: A song of the city

A song of the city

Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see what's possible in the metropolitan landscape.

Cities are not problems to be managed, but powerful solutions for sustainability and climate change. Even the largest or most resource-strapped cities can achieve real transformation in less than three years, as seen when Curitiba’s bus system scaled from 25,000 to over two million daily riders. Urban innovation thrives when multiple modes of transport connect, children lead on recycling, and small, rapid interventions spark bigger change. Designing cities for people instead of cars can ripple out benefits for all of humanity.