Connected Communities Quotes

Everywhere I go, I see incredible examples of communities that have a vision for transportation and how it will impact the quality of life, mobility, economics and opportunity.

Deep walkability describes a city that is built in such a way that you can move from one area to another on foot, on bicycle, on transit and have an experience that remains a pleasant one, that you feel you are welcome not just in the neighborhood but moving between neighborhoods.

As more people use social media to tell the story of the future, the wants and needs of more people will be reflected.

America is ready for livable communities. America is ready for high-speed rail.

Our government has made infrastructure upgrade and the creation of smart cities major national priorities.

North Jersey residents rely on mass transit to get to work and our entire region is interconnected by our transit system.

The two parts of technology that lower the threshold for activism and technology is the Internet and the mobile phone. Anyone who has a cause can now mobilize very quickly.

Connected communities are fundamental to all aspects of growth and prosperity, and essential to keep our young people and attract others to rural Iowa.

I do feel like, because my podcast is so specific, I've been really fortunate in that the kind of people it attracts tend to have interests that run with mine.

I think that the most beautiful thing lately hasn't been in hardware or software per se but collaboration - the idea behind Napster, which uses the distributed power of the Internet as its engine.

The intersection of political analysis and Internet theory is a busy crossroad of cliche, where familiar rhetorical vehicles - decentralized authority, emergent leadership, empowered grass roots - create a ceaseless buzz.

Social media has been such a big important thing for young artists and minorities because it's a community to get noticed. It's having an audience that was never there before.

Thanks to social media such as Facebook and Twitter, a far wider range of people take part in gathering, filtering and distributing news.

Harnessing new communications technology offers one promising way to make public participation easier and more effective.

When we consider the vast extent of territory within the United States, ... we cannot fail to entertain the high sense of advantage to be derived from the facility which may be afforded in the intercourse between them by means of good roads and canals.