Governor of Madinah region Prince Faisal bin Salman, who is also Chairman of the Development Authority of the city, asked the participants in the discussion panel of the Humanization Program Conference, “what is the best public place and why?” That responses varied on the question which allowed each participant to compare various sites. New York is one of the best cities in the world because the people living in it come from all around the world, said Fred Kent, president and founder of the Project for Public Places. He said that communities create the right atmosphere for life. While founder of the firm, Atelier Dreiseitl, Herbert Dreiseitl, who is a landscape architect and interdisciplinary urban planner, said that the Central Station in New York is one of the best locations due to the nature of the movement of the pedestrians, who are from different races and come from different cultures. Michael Sorkin, for his part, who is the founding principal of Michael Sorkin Studio, said that Vienna is one of the best humanized cities due to the presence of the main building in the heart of the city, which is a wonderful architectural masterpiece that attracts many visitors. The fourth answer was given by General Manager of the City Laboratory and Director of Global Strategy at Atlantis Robert Paul, who said that a street in a small town in Portland is one of the best humanized sites because of the presence of cafes and some entertainment places, where friends and families get to meet. In addition, experts stressed that governance is one of the most important principles that lead to the success of humanizing cities’ initiatives by defining the tasks, roles, responsibilities and powers, especially financial and administrative ones, in order to achieve the objectives of Saudi Arabia Vision 2030. According to government officials, who spoke on the sidelines of the Humanization Program Conference, held at the University of Taibah in Madinah, Saudi Arabia is working today to unify the roles of government agencies and identify tasks and powers to raise the efficiency of spending, stop wasting funds and implement programs and projects properly. Ghada al-Subaie, adviser to the minister of economy and planning, said that one of the most important principles that must be worked on to humanize the cities is governance, which means clearly defining tasks, roles and responsibilities and financial and administrative powers.