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Robert Moses
September 3, 2010 | 12:01 am

Wrestling with Jane, Robert and Andrés

Recently, I have been intrigued by newly emerging books and articles critical of Jane Jacobs’ legacy on our built environment. Fifty years ago, she was the community activist who ‘saved’ New York city’s Greenwich Village and went on to become the post-modern icon to inspire citizens and urbanist to this day. She was ranked first in Planetizen’s Top 100 Urban Thinkers poll in 2009. This newfound criticism is specifically leveled at her for the gentrification woes of the Village today and for the general rise of NIMBYs across the nation. Continue Reading

Category Architecture, Public Engagement, Public Policy8 CommentsTags Andres Duany, Christopher Leinberger, Howard Blackson, Jane Jacobs, new urbanism, NIMBY, planning, Robert Moses

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