Posts tagged Jane Jacobs
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How 1920s-era zoning laws separated people from what they love about cities
A video by the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University shares some history of how zoning laws caused decades of construction that separated people from the things they tend to love about city living, such as easy access to shops, restaurants, entertainment venues, and random encounters with diverse people. Keep reading…
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Events: Join your GGWash Neighbors at a regional rail talk or a trolley play date
Join fellow GGWash Neighbors at a regional rail talk or a trolley turnaround play date, walk in the spirit of Jane Jacobs in Arlington, learn about fair housing in DC, and more in urbanist events this week. Keep reading…
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How 1920s-era zoning laws separated people from what they love about cities
A new video by the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University shares some history of how zoning laws caused decades of construction that separated people from the things they tend to love about city living, such as easy access to shops, restaurants, entertainment venues, and random encounters with diverse people. Keep reading…
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“Instant neighborhoods” don’t make for great cities, but DC insists on them
The best approach to development accepts that all neighborhoods – like the world around them and the people within them – are always going to change. Just as biodiversity boosts ecosystems, so embracing diverse and evolving buildings can help cities be more resilient. Keep reading…
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Quiz: Which version of Jane Jacobs are you?
Are you urbanist Jane, preservationist Jane, journalist Jane, or economist Jane? Keep reading…
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National links: This week in pedestrian shaming…
Pedestrian safety campaigns in New York and Pittsburgh are kind of missing the point, just like Zillow did when it tried measure the best places to trick-or-treat. But Oakland’s new transportation department is making some very progressive moves. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Stop the shaming: The New York… Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: California’s crisis cause
According to California’s governor, his state’s housing problem isn’t that it’s not spending enough on affordable housing, but rather that it’s way too hard to get a building permit. China is building lots of subway systems, and Jane Jacobs may not have paid enough attention to infrastructure. Check out what’s happening around the world… Keep reading…
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Today would have been Jane Jacobs’ 100th birthday
Jane Jacobs was born May 4, 1916, 100 years ago today. She left the world in 2006, but in her 89 years of life she revolutionized how we think about cities. Here is what GGWash contributors said about Jane, the patron saint of American urbanism. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Red smoke
Fire and water; Power off; Not on my street; Losing its edge; Streamlining; Operatic; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the waterfront
Who wants the FBI?; Gondola to Georgetown?; Camera camera works; The Warren Quarter; Narrow thinking on “safety”; Jury excuses killing cyclist; Eyes on the street, not?; And…; And and…. Keep reading…