They wanted to retain the flexibility for another year.

If we're going to open up downtown, open it up. With two-way streets, there's flexibility of traffic patterns. It creates an environment in the center city for renewal of retail.

We will remain friends but we needed more flexibility in [working with] firms in Europe and beyond. We envisage having a selection of ?best friends?, but we are not necessarily limited to just one in each jurisdiction.

The rule that surpasses all rules is that you must be connected, willing to see what's in front of you, and willing to move if what you're doing isn't working.

What this does is, it offers a lot more flexibility than we had earlier proposed. It gets away from this cookie-cutter approach we were stuck with.

The bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you refuse to take the turn. -Anon.