Anyone who has an interest in Urban Planning knows a little about this incredible lady. Jane Jacobs died in 2006 but her many words of wisdom still hold true.
Jane Jacobs
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”
Bottom-Up Community Planning
Jacobs contested the traditional planning approach that relies on the judgment of outside experts, proposing that local expertise is better suited to guiding community development. She based her writing on empirical experience and observation, noting how the prescribed government policies for planning and development are usually inconsistent with the real-life functioning of city neighborhoods.
http://www.pps.org/articles/jjacobs-2/
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