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Jane Jacobs, OC, O.Ont (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-born Canadian urbanist, writer and activist. She is best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States. The book has been credited with reaching beyond planning issues to influence the spirit of the times...

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Erika D. Smith: Transit supporters find their voice at Statehouse Wednesday
January 23, 2013 | indystar.com
They needed Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard to talk about how cities only prosper, to paraphrase the great urbanist Jane Jacobs, when people are connected to their city. And in...

Jane Jacobs on twitter

	From the archives: A Tour of Bob Dylan's (and Jane Jacobs') Greenwich Village http://t.co/Frb6BuLOFx Twitter: @JanesWalkPhx
	"(planners) are not boys sent to do a man's errand. They are men sent to do a superman's errand" - Jane Jacobs Twitter: @nimai1
	"A 'region' is an area safely larger than the last one to whose problems we found no solution" - Jane Jacobs Twitter: @nimai1
	RT @turnipseeds: Rediscovering my hometown and celebrating an amazing female urban activist, Jane Jacobs. #girlstravel #ttot #travel http://t.co/NNzEnUDD7V Twitter: @mytravellicious
	Rediscovering my hometown and celebrating an amazing female urban activist, Jane Jacobs. #girlstravel #ttot #travel http://t.co/NNzEnUDD7V Twitter: @turnipseeds
	My babe is the best. I love you lots baby Jane Jacobs Twitter: @Marciodesa99