Jane Jacobs’ Death and Life of Great American Cities captures not just the rich density of urban life, but the craft of fiction.
Tag: Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs on Economies and Nature
Jane Jacobs asserted that economies are governed by the same rules as nature itself.
Jane Jacobs—Neighborhoods in Action
A great video produced by the Active Living Network. It features an interview with the urban goddess herself.
Who I Admire Most
What leaders, thinkers or doers do I admire most?
A Tour of Bob Dylan’s—and Jane Jacobs’—Greenwich Village
While this video focused on Dylan’s haunts in Greenwich Village, it isn’t hard to imagine Jane hanging out and many of them as well.
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists—May 14th-20th
Here’s some weekend reading for urbanists. I hope my fellow Canadians have a Great Victoria Day weekend!
Jane Jacobs on her Book “Dark Age Ahead”
Original broadcast May 2004. Jane Jacobs, visionary, activist, and guru of urban planning, talks about her last book, Dark Age Ahead
Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists—Canadian Premiere Edition
Here’s the Canadian premiere of my articles for urbanists. Different city; same urban goodness.
The Real Jane Jacobs: A Review of APA’s Reconsidering Jane Jacobs
This book reminds us that Jacobs never meant for her ideas to be used to blindly proscribe or protest how cities are planned.
What I Talked about at TEDxScottsdale
On April 21st, I had the honor of speaking at TEDxScottsdale. My presentation was entitled: Finding My Way Through the Urban Desert.