Kevin Loughran states that the High Line preservation effort had its roots in the city’s elite. He lists professionals, politicians, and celebrities who backed Friends of the High Line, and traces its path to achieving city government approval. Loughran argues that the High Line is geared…

Jane Jacobs makes a compelling argument against what she calls orthodox city planning. She says that the idea that one can impose order on a city, by breaking it into neat pieces with separate roles, is a destructive fallacy. According to Jacobs,…