Cities Never Flourish Alone. They Have To

A Region Is An Area Safely Larger Than The Last One To Whose Problems We Found No Solution.

A Border--the Perimeter Of A Single Massive Or Stretched-out Use Of Territory--forms The Edge Of An Area Of 'ordinary' City. Often Borders Are Thought Of As Passive Objects, Or Matter-of-factly Just As Edges. However, A Border Exerts An Active Influence.

Subsidiarity Is The Principle That Government Works Best Most Responsibly And Responsively When It Is Closest To The People It Serves And The Needs It Addresses. Fiscal Accountability Is The Principle That Institutions Collecting And Disbursing Taxes Work Most Responsibly When They Are Transparent To Those Providing The Money.

Lots Of Things Are Not Possible For Municipalities, Suburbs, Or Collections Of Them Now. They Are Not Possible And They Would Become Possible, Because They Would Have More Authority. They Would Have The Same Authority As A Province Now.

Designing A Dream City Is Easy; Rebuilding A Living One Takes Imagination.