POLI 318 Chapter Notes - Chapter Jane Jacobs reading (2): Urban Design, The Human Instinct, People Watching
8 Oct 2018
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Jane jacobs. (1961) the uses of sidewalk safety in the death and life of great. American cities (new york: random house), pp 29-54. Bottom line: streets and sidewalks are active participants in a city because the design elements they incorporate dictate the level of agency peoples of the city have to create and enforce safety through collective norms and standards of peace. Summary: sidewalks/streets are the vital organs of a city, when one refers to a city as. Safe" or unsafe" they are referring to its sidewalks: two important concepts, 1. Clear, apparent divisions between what is private space and what is public space: 2. Buildings oriented towards the street with the capability of holding strangers so that there are always eyes on the sidewalks: 3. Fairly continuous use of sidewalks to both increase eyes on the street and induce strangers in buildings to look at the street (people- watching: stores, bars, and restaurant"s contributions to public safety, 1.
