Did the weekend Jane’s Walk stir or renew an interest in Jane Jacobs and her influential work on cities?

1. Did the weekend Jane’s Walk stir or renew an interest in Jane Jacobs and her influential work on cities? There are a number of books that could serve as an entry point. If you decide to read The Death and Life of Great American Cities, here’s a resource: pic.twitter.com/JciOK3qHX4

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) May 7, 2018

2. A 12 week on line book club examination of her great book chapter by chapter knowledgeable insightful essays by many people, some of whom knew her personally and/or worked with her. @citybuilderbook https://t.co/vLsztQ9gsX

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) May 7, 2018

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Jane's Walk NanaimoSaturday May 5th 2:00 PM

Jane's Walks are walking conversations, lots of personal observations, examples. Jacobs believed local residents understood best how their neighbourhood works and what is needed to strengthen it. Quote: Four ways to improve cities + towns @NewUrbanism https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/jane-jacobs-four-ways-improve-cities-and-towns

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Jane's Walk Nanaimo 2018 downtown May 5

"The magic of the street is the mingling of the errand and the epiphany." Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust : A History of Walking. #JanesWalkNanaimo downtown May 5! @NanaimoCommons @NanaimoNewsNOW @janeswalk pic.twitter.com/fHJssIN6Ow

— Our Street Nanaimo (@OS_Nanaimo) April 20, 2018

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Our Street Nanaimo ‏ @OS_Nanaimo — Walk and talk with us #Nanaimo May 5 2PM #JanesWalkNanaimo

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Our Street Nanaimo ‏ @OS_Nanaimo — Walk and talk with us #Nanaimo May 5 2PM #JanesWalkNanaimo

Walk and talk with us #Nanaimo on May 5th at 2:00 PM. The walk will last approximately an hour and begins on the front steps of Nanaimo City Hall. pic.twitter.com/OXDEgdhijX

— Our Street Nanaimo (@OS_Nanaimo) April 7, 2018

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Listen up #Nanaimo.

Listen up #Nanaimo.

In redeveloping our South Downtown Waterfront Lands, there are lessons to be learned from the 1970s Vancouver South False Creek planning process.
HT @spacingvanhttps://t.co/Wd24fCfLRH

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) December 1, 2017

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