The Power of Jane Jacobs: healthy cities, urban theory and design
Jane Jacob was born in Scranton, the daughter of a doctor and a former teacher and nurse, who were Protestant in a Catholic town. A year later, in the middle of the great depression, she left Scranton for New York.
She studied at Columia Unversity Extension School for two years, taking courses in geology, zoology, law, political science and economics. About the freedom to study her wide-ranging interests.
In 1968, Jacobs moved to Toronto, where she lived until her death. She decided to leave the United States in part because of her objection to the Vietnam War and worry about the fate of her two draft-age sons. She and her husband chose Toronto because it was pleasant and offered him work opportunities.
How hard can a street work?
The street works harder than any other part of downtown.It communicates the flavor, the feel, the sights.Users of downtown know very well that downtown needs not fewer streets, but more, especially for pedestrians.also a good street includes 4 points:
1.The animated alley
2.The pedestrian`s level
3.Maps of reality
4.The customer is right.
The Citizen
The remarkable intricacy and liveliness of downtown can never be created by the abstract logic of a few men. Downtown has had the capability of probiding something for everybody only because it has been created by everybody.
Final
Designing a dream city is easy, rebuilding a living one takes imagination.
This is a very clear summary of Jane Jacobs' points. Jacobs' story tells that we don't have to be trained to be great planners. Great planners grow out of sharp real world experience and observation and reflection.
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