It’s a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon, and it’s quite easy to spot joggers and visitors in Central Park, or other parks. Ice cream trucks lure children with their annoyingly familiar song blasting through the speakers, and one would easily be glad and appreciative of this vast, green, public space. But wait. What exactly does public …

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Whenever I hear the word, “saint,” I can’t help but wonder if someone’s life has been so, utterly, completely flawless. But is that really possible? Jane Jacobs believed that cities should be treated as living organisms, responsive to people’s interaction to them. Every part of a city matters, so it would be absurd to destroy …

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