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Tag: Jane Jacobs
Channeling Jane Jacobs
This video from last summer show activists channeling the spirit (and iconic looks) of Jane Jacobs to help advance their cause: New York City honored Jane Jacobs by naming Hudson Street Jane Jacobs way. Jane fought to preserve neighborhoods and communities, Save Coney Island paid a visit to the ceremony to remind the city what Jane…
Jacobsean Urbanism: Building on the Observations of Jane Jacobs
Jacobsean urbanism is named after Jane Jacobs, an urban activist who championed the interests of local residents over car-centered planning.
Is it time to move beyond Jane Jacobs?
We used to say we plan at the scale of Robert Moses, but we judge ourselves by the standard of Jane Jacobs. That’s not really true anymore.
Friday 5: Urban Miscellany from Sept 18th-24th
A reading list for urbanists.
Big Urbanism: Not the Answer
Americans like to think ‘big.’ Urbanism is no exception.
From Car Spaces to People Places: PARK(ing) Day is returning to Phoenix
PARK(ing) Day is returning to downtown Phoenix on Friday, September 17th when we’ll transform curbside parking spots into temporary public parks.
Friday 5: August 21st -27th
What I’ve been reading this week.
The Magic is in the Mix: Rethinking Mixed-Use Urbanism
We need to start creating neighborhoods that build authentic places that are intimately related, interconnected and interdependent.
Stephen Goldsmith, Editor of What We See, in Gothamist
On Tuesday, I posted a review of the book What We See: Advancing the Observations of Jane Jacobs. As I mentioned in the review, one of the books editors was Stephen Goldsmith. At the time of the book’s publication, Stephen wrote a post for Gothamist on the life and legacy of Jane Jacobs. Here is what…