Jane Jacobs News4Jax

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Jane Jacobs News4Jax



The urbanist movement and many of the ideas we presently recognize as important owe a huge debt to an appealingly school marm hipster who started as a journalist and ended up transforming the philosophy of Urban Design.  If you are interested in ideas like walkable cities, vibrant streetscapes, or sustainability---even a little bit, you have probably heard of Jane Jacobs.  Even if you haven't, Join us after a jump for a discussion about the patron saint of the Urbanist Movement.

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