Alan Autry Quotes

We want the city back on its feet. We want to have jobs for the city.

The pursuit of the vibrant seems to be the universal job description of the nation's city planners nowadays. It is also part of the Obama administration's economic recovery strategy for the nation.

My fellow citizens, the state of our city is strong.

All have used the economic opportunity of a new arena project to transform their cities into the future.

Infrastructure investment can boost economic growth and employment, and, in fact, it is fiscally neutral.

I support public and private partnerships whenever appropriate in order to achieve our goal of a prosperous and vibrant downtown.

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can do Baghdad, we can do Baltimore.

I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center.

We all pay federal taxes that we send to Washington and it is not unusual that as Americans we would expect some federal investment in the cities and metro areas because we're the ones that are generating the economic activity.

Besides infrastructure, there is a huge opportunity in housing and urbanisation of cities - not only building new ones, but also renewing the infrastructure of old cities to make them more livable. This provides tremendous scope for large investments to fuel growth.

Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership.

Mayors are leaders, doers. We get things done, and we are moving America's cities forward.

While America's infrastructure needs are substantial, there is no reason to delay completion of the highway bill. Every day of delay means jobs lost, investment opportunities missed and growth sacrificed.

My dream is to make Katihar a model district. I have no personal ambition.

In terms of job creation, every billion dollars invested in the physical infrastructure creates 47,000 new jobs.

I see the people in Detroit are very - they're like a lot of cities, but they're very proud to be from there and they really want to see change and they really want to see good things happen.

That's an economic development program in the metropolitan area. If they don't see that, and you don't get these things done, then you're competing with Texas and California and Atlanta; then you really have problems.

Build the roads and the jobs follow.

I care about making New York better.

Transportation spending is a win-win proposition.

Highway spending, which I think most everybody says is badly needed in this country, creates American jobs, and also makes America more competitive.

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.

At a time when we have much work to do to address our Nation's critical infrastructure, and, as I said, which is currently in dire need of upgrade and repair, this legislation is also a jobs bill and is obviously a jobs creator.

Simple projects such as paving roads, can do more to boost a poor economy than a premature push to develop cutting-edge technologies, but soon the benefits of basic infrastructure run their course.