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A solid criticism of Jane Jacobs, with good reader rejoinders Jane Jacobs, Tunnel Vision, Good Readers, My Future Life, Haruki Murakami, American Cities, Many Many, See Me, Future Life

My introduction to Jane Jacobs was completely ordinary. Like many, many architecture students since its publication in 1962, I read The Death and Life of Great American Cities for an introductory course in urbanism. Jacobs was a joy to read, whip-crack smart and caustically funny, and she wrote in impeccable, old-school sentences that convinced you…

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Jane Jacobs at 100 | Village Voice Jane Jacobs, Exploration Art, Grand Central Terminal, Architecture Books, City Planning, Etsy Prints, Urban Renewal, American Cities, Poster Designs

In 1961, a woman without any training in architecture or municipal design — without, in fact, a college degree — changed the way the world thought about urban renewal. In The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs presented, as her opening sentence famously announces, “an attack on current city planning and rebuilding.” […]

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City building guru Jane Jacobs' legacy is high house prices and sprawl, says former Vancouver Mayor | CBC Radio Jane Jacobs, Vancouver City, Google Doodle, Google Doodles, 100th Birthday, Mixed Use, American Cities, City Buildings, Urban Planning

Jane Jacobs ideas about 'mixed use' and 'eyes on the street' have been embraced by cities across North America. For years, Sam Sullivan worshipped at her altar. But when he served as Vancouver's Mayor in the mid 2000s, Sullivan says he realized that the planning evolution she started had resulted in sprawl, greenhouse gases and high housing prices.

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