It seems that neither appointed city members nor community members can solve the affordable housing crisis. This cyclical issue has been ongoing, with the methods of displacement and rezoning as its temporary fixes. But those who fall under the category of low-income residents (in NYC, it’s those earning less than $34,500 a year) are …

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Jane Jacobs analyzes big cities by focusing on their inner-cities: the essential parts that create the whole. She consistently raps the mantra of diversity, density, and design, all key factors that should have one priority in common: the users. For Jacobs, the people who dwell and live in the city should hold power when it …

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