Dangers of overplanning city’s complexity

“They will be spacious, park-like, and uncrowded. They will feature long green vistas. They will be stable and symmetrical and orderly. They will be clean, impressive and monumental. They will have all the attributes of a well-kept dignified cemetery.”

Jacobs, Jane (1958) Downtown is for People. Fortune Classic.

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April 25, 2015

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Dangers of overplanning city’s complexity

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