Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Jane Jacobs, the author of the prescient and hugely important book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, died on Tuesday. Here is one obituary; here is another. I hope our friend Phil Bess will supply a tribute!
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2006/04/jane_jacobs_rip.html
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"Death and Life" made four recommendations for creating municipal diversity: 1. A street or district must serve several primary functions. 2. Blocks must be short. 3. Buildings must vary in age, condition, use and rentals. 4. Population must be dense... [Read More]