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Jacobs Essence
DIY Urbansim: City Building from the Bottom-Up
If the city is the essence of society, the street is the essence of a city. —What We See: Advancing the Observations of Jane Jacobs
The life of any great city occurs on the street. Streets are the most public of domains. They are where we engage in activities. They are the ultimate connective tissue, weaving the city together and integrating its physical and social infrastructure. They are the basic frameworks for urban design and the bond of communities. Streets contain businesses where we get the goods and services we need and want.
Jane Jacobs, in The Death and Life of Great American Cities, said cities need "a most intricate and close-grained diversity of uses that give each other mutual support, both economically and socially." On great commercial and mixed-use blocks, this happens naturally. Such streets—when woven through neighborhoods and districts—provide a framework for social interaction and economic growth. They also represent the character, history and culture of the community.
Streets and their sidewalks, the main public places of a city, are its most vital organs. Think of a city and what comes to mind? Its streets. If a city's streets look interesting, the city looks interesting; if they look dull, the city looks dull. —Jane Jacobs
However most of our streets are not like this. While they were once a place where we stopped to talk with our neighbors and watched our children played, they are now dominated by the automobile. Even where sidewalks are present, they are often inhospitable places. Most streets are still designed to separate people from cars and too few are walkable, lively or sociable.
This needs to change if we want to revitalize our neighborhoods and cities. What happens on streets affects what happens on sidewalks. And what happens on our sidewalks affect what happens in our homes and businesses. Streets need to be designed as places in themselves, prioritizing the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, disabled people, seniors and parents with children above the motorist. City governments need to make sure that traffic engineers and urban planners work with each other to design streets that work for the people who use them.
The mood of a city could depend on something as simple as street width. —David Yoon
What streets do you most enjoy spending time on? Why?
About the Author
Through his Yurbanism brand, Yuri explores the ‘Y' of urbanism by sharing ways to make our cities more livable, community-oriented places one block at a time.
Question on Jacobs Creek Riesling?
I bought a bottle of Jacobs Creek Riesling (vintage 2006) and it seems to be carbonated. The bottle was a twist cap rather than a corked bottle (I normally avoid these but it was on sale for $4.55). It says nothing on the bottle about carbonation or bubbles. I know wine in essence is already bad (so to say) but this is a bit funky. Is it supposed to be this way? I have never tasted a carbonated Riesling? I had a glass and it seems OK (to taste). What do you think have you tasted this before? I assume it is OK to drink more? All help appreciated. Thank You.
I am not a wine snob (I am a novice), I just am used to corked. I do see your point in it being more enviornmentally friendly and I am more "green" than most people I know (I use hemp bags for grocery shopping and library uses and I use public transport or walk and do not drive). It could be its age or shipping/enviornment. Thank you for your input.
Jacob's Creek doesn't make a sparkling Riesling. Does it keep bubbling when you pour it into the glass or do the bubbles settle out? If it keeps bubbling the label is wrong or you have an experimental in-store-made sparkling wine on your hands (UGH). If the bubbles settle out and it tastes okay then it's probably just fine, the bottle may have been vigorously shook before you opened it, thus making it look bubbly. If it's the former I'd dump it out, if it's the later I'd keep drinking. 
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