Essay about CItizen Jane Battle for the City

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Essay about CItizen Jane Battle for the City

Topic: Jane Jacobs: A Pioneer in Urban Planning, Warrior, and Neighborhood Organizer

Reading:

  1. West Village Warrior by Robert Kanigel, Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs, Knopf, 2016 (CH. 6)

Film: Citizen Jane Battle for the City

Question:

Robert Moses was Jane Jacobs nemesis in the development of the west village. How did Jane Jacobs respond to the initiatives advanced by Moses? What are the strengths and weaknesses of her responses?