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If our so-called national conversation had any health in it, liberals and conservatives would be fighting to claim Jane Jacobs. Heres what she offers conservatives: She takes down the Utopians, those would-be directors of others lives who, handing down their great plans from above, manage to be aloof and superior, yet meddling and bureaucratic. But she doesnt go after their philosophies; she simply assesses their works, the swaths of cities rendered dangerous and barely inhabited by slum clearan...

What is known as Addis Ababa to many is Finfine to the Oromo. A city with a deep historical inequity, Addis Ababa is a contested urban space

What explains the rise of noise complaints and get-off-my-lawn violence in America? Research points to one intriguing possibility.

Houses of worship are experiencing a great emptying, becoming disconnected from their communities as congregations shrink. Jane Jacobs had some ideas that could help churches and their cities thrive.

City of Neighbors, the latest title in the ThinkCities series, celebrates city living, with a focus on urban neighbourhoods and neighbourly connections. This illustrated nonfiction book envelops readers in the sights, tastes, smells, and sounds of cities. Toronto author Andrea

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Urbanist and activist Jane Jacobs’ concept of ‘the sidewalk ballet’ risks being steamrollered by a new apartment block on Hanover Street.

Those who argue for the government to take a greater role in providing housing must ignore the long, sad history of public housing.

Planning a trip to Toronto, Canada? From Bloorcourt Village to Kensington Market, here are 8 of the best neighborhoods to stay in or visit while in Toronto.

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