Urban Planning

Topic: Jane Jacobs: A Pioneer in Urban Planning, Warrior, and Neighborhood Organizer

Reading:

West Village Warrior by Robert Kanigel, Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs, Knopf, 2016 (CH. 6)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02723638.2017.1410764?journalCode=rurb20

Film: Citizen Jane Battle for the City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzw8PmeDWIE

Question:

Robert Moses was Jane Jacobs nemesis in the development of the west village. How did Jane Jacobs respond to the initiatives advanced by Moses? What are the strengths and weaknesses of her responses?