History unfolds as it unfolds, and those who are late to the process have the opportunity to learn from the best. We have not done so. Currently, we are seeing processes occurring that were observed in Europe back in the 1950s—namely, the cult of the automobile and suburbanisation. Many cities have suffered because of this, even Copenhagen, which we know well for its high happiness index. Porto had also become a dilapidated city, its centre completely dead. However, in the 1990s, they realised they were losing their heritage and history—and they turned their focus towards improving the quality of life in the centre. We are currently where Porto was in the 90s. There are quite a few tools available to change the situation, but the question is which ones we can afford. One way would be to renovate the city centre's buildings with financial support, which, given the current city budget, we likely cannot afford. The second way is to create obstacles to the suburbanisation process by restricting car traffic in the city centre. If for the vast majority of people it seems perfectly normal and polite to take off one's shoes when visiting someone so as not to track mud into the living room, the situation is different regarding the city centre. People from Ādaži, Mārupe, etc., nevertheless trample into the city and insist on parking their cars right at their office doors. One could also consider a moratorium or a specifically tailored infrastructure charge for building in green areas (greenfield) and promoting the development of degraded (brownfield) areas. There are probably other tools as well, but let's be honest—the previous city administration did not consider it necessary to even bring up this topic.