Legendary Urbanist Jane Jacobs Dies

The revered writer, activist, and intellectual urban pundit, author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, has died at the age of 89.

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April 25, 2006, 11:00 AM PDT

By David Gest

"Jane Jacobs was a writer, intellectual, analyst, ethicist and moral thinker, activist, self-made economist, and a fearless critic of inflexible authority.

Mrs. Jacobs died this morning in Toronto. She was 89.

An American who chose to be Canadian, Mrs. Jacobs was a leader in the fights to preserve neighbourhoods and kill expressways, first in New York City, and then in Toronto."

FULL STORY: Jane Jacobs, 89: Urban legend

Tuesday, April 25, 2006 in The Toronto Star

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