“Lowly, unpurposeful and random as they may appear, sidewalk contacts are the small change from which a city's wealth of public life may grow.”

Jane Jacobs

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About Jane Jacobs

Author and Activist American-Canadian

Jane Jacobs was an influential American-Canadian author, theorist, and activist who championed a community-based approach to urban planning. Her seminal 1961 book, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities,"...

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