Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs, author of Life and Death of Great American Cities (1961) died yesterday in Toronto at age 89.  The New York Times has an extensive obituary. I remember reading her classic book in college and being terrifically inspired by her holistic view of how communities operate -- and how terribly we Americans were going about rehabilitating our cities and making our suburbs.  Very fine discussion and additional links at Jay Currie as well.

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[Jay Currie]

Thanks for the link. Jane Jacobs was an extraordinary human and one who made the world a much better place with nothing more than her pen.