“Suburbs are perfectly valid places to want to live,” Jane told Mademoiselle magazine in 1962, but they are inherently parasitic, economically and socially, too, because they live off the answers found in cities.”
Looks like it’s time to revisit this approachable and informative video on the disturbing history of the suburbs.
Jane Jacobs… for young people!
From Rebecca Pitts for Seven Stories Press, JANE JACOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE is a Young Adult biography of Jane Jacobs, the visionary urbanist, thinker, and activist who believed in the power of ordinary citizens to reshape their communities — one neighborhood street, block, or business venture at a time. Forthcoming in 2021, Jane’s story will join the Young People's Series published by Seven Stories Press for their Triangle Square Books for Young Readers imprint. Find out more about the book right here...
