~ Jane Jacobs Quotes ~

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Jane Jacobs Quotes


An American-born Canadian writer and activist with primary interest in communities and urban planning and decay.
Jane Jacobs, OC, O.Ont (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-born Canadian writer and activist with primary interest in communities and urban planning and decay. She is best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States. The book has been credited with reaching beyond planning issues to influence the spirit of the times.

Here are some famous quotes by  Jane Jacobs. 

Design is people.

[MysteRy]

In small settlements everyone knows your affairs. In the big city everyone does not - only those you choose to tell will know about you. This is one of the attributes of cities that is precious to most city people.