MahnaMahna

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Best of 2009: What would Jane Jacobs do about the Viaduct?

Posted Fri, Oct 2, 11:26 p.m.

@ JoshMahar. I rest my case. Great. Does he walk on water too? If you knew him on the Greenwood community council and NW district council, then you would learn the lessons of not listening to others and unable to compromise. Ask the SDOT traffic engineers and his neighbors if ...

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Best of 2009: What would Jane Jacobs do about the Viaduct?

Posted Fri, Oct 2, 11:15 p.m.

Which Jane Jacobs are you talking about? The young and fresh Jane Jacobs from the 60's or the nutty Jacobs in Toronto before she DIED? That's what I love about dead people and their static works, you can quote and bend what someone said without rebuttal from the author to ...

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Six key lessons from Portland's urbanism

Posted Sun, Sep 20, 9:07 p.m.

Great, another "build it and they will come" new urbanist. Don't get me wrong, I love Portland and I have family who have lived in Portland for almost 40 years. However, they will tell you the same thing, "WHERE ARE THE JOBS TO SUPPORT THIS GREAT WONDERLAND?" Yes, there is ...

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Why Seattle won't grow as fast as planners say

Posted Sat, Aug 15, 4:50 a.m.

Couple thoughts and links... @"New Urbanists" - Re-read Jane Jacobs - "The Death and Life of Great American Cities", wrote in the 60's and still rings true today. I think many people are missing the point and perverted Jacobs' work. How many of you armchair developers or urban planners invested ...

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