Honoring Jane Jacobs New York Visionary Urban Planning Activist

I read an article in the metro news this morning honoring a great New Yorker who influenced the lives of many around the city. She said, in a quote that I thought was really inspiring, "Cities have the capability of providing something for everyone, only because, and only when, they are created by everyone. Those were the words of Jane Jacobs, the visionary urban planning activist  who wrote a treatise declaring " Downtown if for People. She is remembered for her stance against former Parks Commissioner Robert Moses, chairing a committee  to stop  Moses' plan to build an expressway through Washington Square Park and the West Village.  If she was alive today she would have been 97. In honor of her contribution and hard work, Mas is offering 100 free walks and bike rides that will allow community residents to explore their neighborhoods and examine and discuss what does and doesn't work from every angle: from housing issues to immigrant rights to the LGBT experience and more.  A group of Jacobs friends is paying respects by looking for a way to memorialize her, and while ideas of a namesake park or street were floated. It was ultimately decided  that the most fitting tribute to Jacobs would be something that involved a lot of people and was active, and particularly that gave people a chance to get out and experience their neighborhood.  There was a section in the paper which talked about her impact and how she would of wanted to be remembered. A community participant conclude, Rowe marveled at the range of walks planned for this year, and explained an important aspect of the walks is that there is no real leader, they're hosted by community residents. Maybe that was the legacy she wanted to leave behind,  and she certainly fulfill it with this years events which include 90 cities around the world. Some of the walks planned in New York City include a German bakery tour in Yorkville and a Sandy-themed tour of Red Hook.