»By dismantling and decongesting the four-lane Spandauer Strasse, we can significantly reduce car traffic, choosing to plant greenery along the tram tracks. Let us imagine a Berlin Mitte, with its iconic TV Tower and the Spree, as a green and open space to be enjoyed by all.«

»Can streets be beautiful? Yes, so long as we replace two-dimensional traffic lanes with three-dimensional spaces for the people of the city.«

»Convenient bike lanes, safe footpaths, and more water-permeable surfaces must also be a part of the city of tomorrow. Car traffic will still be accommodated, but no longer dominant. Streets and squares will once again belong to the people, urban life and community.«

»Road traffic will be regulated by a machine learning AI designed to minimise conflicts between road users. Vision Zero is becoming a reality.«

»New road regulations are more important than old traffic codes: streets are not just corridors for traffic, but places to relax and socialise. Greenery, refreshment, play and communication should be prioritised over parking.«

»Today, as then, we have to face up to the issues of sustainability, aesthetics and economy, hence: “No panning without an engineer.”«

»The large roads of the future will see an inversion of the current distribution of space: two thirds of the street will be available for buses, bicycles and pedestrians. By utilising technology and better organisation, car traffic can be reduced by two thirds at the very least, whilst maintaining the same level of mobility.«

»The main streets of a metropolis are always the focal points of urban life. They are meeting points, shop windows, arteries of life and supply - living rooms and catwalks of urban society in all its diversity.«

»Urban and transport planning, as we understand them, recognise different forms of mobility. People must get from A to B, and need suitable stopping and loading points; while people want to live comfortably, children should be able to get to school on their own.«