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Jane Jacobs dies


From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:21:39 -0400



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From: "Spurgeon, Chris" <cspurgeon () americanpublicmedia org>
Date: April 25, 2006 2:59:20 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Jane Jacobs dies

Prof. Farber....

IP readers may want to know that urban critic Jane Jacobs has passed away at age 89.

Her 1961 book, "The Death and Live of American Cities" took on New York's Robert Moses and his ilk of uber urban planners. She was perhaps the first, and certainly one of the best, advocates for small neighborhoods within cities...places where stores, restaurants, parks, schools, and housing for all levels of income can all co-exist.


Chris Spurgeon, Los Angeles

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