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Design does matter. And not necessarily in a way that people realize. A lot of what you do, people take for granted - that a park has always been here, that a bicycle lane has always been there, that the street is safe or clean.

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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
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