Urban Growth Guru Gifts

"We call it, 'Green meadows' because that's what it was before we decided to build on it."

"Living in a city with functional infrastructure must be so boring."

"Great! We're still going up! Chop a hole in the ceiling!"

"#Win!"

'Believe me, I know transformation isn't easy. I pulled a muscle once.'

"Of course it's a stupid sign, but you wouldn't believe how much money it brings in for city hall!"

"Now I'll demonstrate how, with a minimum of capital investment, you can make a mountain out of a molehill!"

"You called me, boss?" "Yes, I overheard you talking to patrons about all the new planets we’ve found." "I want you to stop doing that." "At least until I’m done buying up as much of that real estate as I can. I don’t need any competitors driving up the prices." "Very bad man." "When the hipsters run out of cities to gentrify here, my properties on Gliese 581c are going to make a killing."

"Young man, go to your room and stay there until your cerebral cortex matures."

"I can hear Brooklyn becoming played out."

If a moo can rise to the top, so can I.

"Remember, the road to recovery begins with baby steps."

'Welcome! You are now in Shambles!'

"For my next trick, I shall turn four consecutive quarters of losses into a positive outlook going forward."

"These are magic beans, my boy. Their value comes from growth and scale, not revenue."

"It's a mixed-use facility: retail space, low-rent housing, luxury apartments, and an area set aside for making steel."

City Centre Development - "...We've spent all the money on the model."

All I want for Christmas is a modest recovery in the GDP, along with expectations that the year-over-year growth rate will significantly improve in 2014.'

Teamwork: Innovation, Success, Evaluation, Development, Growth, Solution, Progess, Market.

'Every year local authorities whinge on about needing more money to maintain services.'

Hard Hat Area/Hard Nosed Area.

'And this chart shows our rate of growth.'

'Obviously, for Ben's proposal to really take off, he'll need a longer runway than our little company can provide!'

SWOTs

'I don't think we can justify employing a gardener.'

"Bad news - the local sewage plant is made of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete."

Snedly and Snedly, the first company to leave the city, and take their buiding with them.

"We wanted to replicate their natural habitat, so we built a housing estate."

Eric Adams Caricature

"I think he's been capitalised!"

Medellin erases the image of Escobar

"I've never really felt comfortable in my comfort zone."

Building in the countryside

"I've got to admit I'm not crazy about the freeway."

'He's just experiencing a growth spurt'