The Victorian house and lots of other buildings weren't oppressive in themselves. They were often very airy and gingerbready and fancy. But they were associated with all this [Victorian] stuffiness.
Streets and their sidewalks-the main public places of a city-are its most vital organs. - Jane Jacobs
Streets and their sidewalks-the main public places of a city-are its most vital organs.
- Jane Jacobs
The Victorian house and lots of other buildings weren't oppressive in themselves. They were often very airy and gingerbready and fancy. But they were… - Jane Jacobs
The Victorian house and lots of other buildings weren't oppressive in themselves. They were often very airy and gingerbready and fancy. But they were…
Cities need old buildings so badly it is probably impossible for vigorous streets and districts to grow without them.... for really new ideas of any … - Jane Jacobs
Cities need old buildings so badly it is probably impossible for vigorous streets and districts to grow without them.... for really new ideas of any …
Intricate minglings of different uses in cities are not a form of chaos. On the contrary, they represent a complex and highly developed form of order. - Jane Jacobs
Intricate minglings of different uses in cities are not a form of chaos. On the contrary, they represent a complex and highly developed form of order.
While you are looking, you might as well also listen, linger and think about what you see. - Jane Jacobs
While you are looking, you might as well also listen, linger and think about what you see.
There is no new world that you make without the old world. - Jane Jacobs
There is no new world that you make without the old world.
The first fundamental of successful city life: People must take a modicum of responsibility for each other even if they have no ties to each other. T… - Jane Jacobs
The first fundamental of successful city life: People must take a modicum of responsibility for each other even if they have no ties to each other. T…
The more successfully a city mingles everyday diversity of uses and users in its everyday streets, the more successfully, casually (and economically)… - Jane Jacobs
The more successfully a city mingles everyday diversity of uses and users in its everyday streets, the more successfully, casually (and economically)…
There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans. - Jane Jacobs
There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans.
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