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A Letter From Jane Jacobs

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Bird to the North
23 May 2005 - 8:00am

Jane Jacobs writes a letter to New York City Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council.

"My name is Jane Jacobs. I am a student of cities, interested in learning why some cities persist in prospering while others persistently decline; why some provide social environments that fulfill the dreams and hopes of ambitious and hardworking immigrants, but others cruelly disappoint the hopes of immigrant parents that they have found an improved life for their children."

Full Story: Letter to Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council
Source: The Brooklyn Rail, May 22, 2005
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If hundreds of people in your community raised reasonable concerns about a planning program you developed, how would you respond? Perhaps you might call a community meeting, or ask community elected officials to reach out to community leaders.
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