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April 26, 2006
Remembering Jane Jacobs, 1916-2006
All of us who think and care about urban form owe a huge debt to Jane Jacobs. The following is from the CLF newsletter:
Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urban writer and activist who championed new, community-based approaches to planning for over 40 years. Her 1961 treatise, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, became perhaps the most influential American text about the inner workings and failings of cities, inspiring generations of urban planners and activists.
Jane Jacobs passed away yesterday at the age of 89. To read more about Jane and her numerous contributions
please visit : http://www.pps.org/info/bulletin/jane_jacobs or http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/26/books/26jacobs.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Posted by Chris Smith at 11:24 PM
Comments
April 27, 2006 8:03 AM
HiMY in The Annex in Toronto [www.JaneJacobs.TYO.ca] Says:
We here in The Annex neighbourhood in downtown Toronto where Jane lived have started a book of condolence which will be forwarded to her family.
Because you can't sign the book in person, you may leave any messages or memories at our Jane Jacobs online memorial weblog:
Your messages will be collected and forwarded to her family.
Thanks,
~ HiMY! ~
April 27, 2006 1:35 PM
Ron Swaren Says:
The Eisenhower Administration had a brilliant plan with the Interstate Freeway system--and Jane Jacobs kept that plan from reaching too far and ruining the heart of American culture.
