Jane Jacobs (1916–2006)

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Howard Husock writes an excellent retrospective on “New York’s indispensable urban iconoclast,” Jane Jacobs (1916–2006):

The real Jane Jacobs not only enjoyed busy city blocks but deplored high levels of welfare spending that inhibit urban economies. The real Jane Jacobs not only enjoyed the great variety of small businesses which cities offer, but questioned the public operation of services such as transit that preempt the formation of private competitors.

Recent posts on Jane Jacobs:

Jane Jacobs R.I.P.
Urban thinker Jane Jacobs dies
It’s the Cities, Stupid

Older posts on Jane Jacobs:

Jane Jacobs
Urban Iconoclast: Jane Jacobs Revisited
Jane Jacobs, The Anti-Planner
Jane Jacobs on Getting an Education

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