Comments on: Yes, Let’s Have a ‘Jane’s Walk’

By: UPDATE: Jane’s Walks Happening in Pittsburgh, Cleveland | Rust Wire

UPDATE: Jane’s Walks Happening in Pittsburgh, Cleveland | Rust Wire — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:02:17 +0000

[...] Rust Wire readers will remember there was also a post about the idea on here that got a lot of response and enthusiasm, so I hope these events are [...]

By: John Morris

John Morris — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:44:53 +0000

Great News!

No thanks to me cause I dropped the ball aside from promoting the idea on my blog, but there will be at least one Jane’s Walk each in Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

Cleveland– Ohio City

Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Dates: Saturday May 1 , 2010

Meeting Place: West Side Market Park (Tempus Pons Park) at the NW corner of Lorain and West 25th street.

Host: Renato Pereira-Castillo

http://janeswalkusa.wordpress.com/cities-and-schedules/janes-walks/cleveland-oh-2010/

Pittsburgh –Polish Hill

Dates: Saturday May 1, 2010

Begin and End at: Polish Hill Civic Association

3060 Brereton St.

Pittsburgh PA 15219

Host: Terry Doloughty

Contact info: phcapgh@gmail.com 412-681-1950

Host Organization: Polish Hill Civic Association

http://janeswalkusa.wordpress.com/cities-and-schedules/janes-walks/pittsburgh-pa-2010/

It’s somewhat possible, I will do a walk in Bloomield since that’s sort of what I had promised.

Follow for more updates on

http://diggingpitt.blogspot.com/

A post about this on Rust Wire would be very appreciated

By: LINDA from Each Little Wolrd

LINDA from Each Little Wolrd — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:55:59 +0000

Madison Trust for Historic Preservation started these with their first one on State St. which links the Capitol with the UW campus. They have proved very popular and are a force to get people to support preservation of buildings to keep our city looking unique. When this started a few years ago, I wrote about it and trashed a pub that had some great architecture but had let it all get run down. They were not happy with my comments but, within a year, they were rehabbing their building and getting mileage out of their Frank Lloyd Wright connection.

By: Russell

Russell — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:37:28 +0000

… and an opportunity for Paulo Friere style community exploration and activism … ?

By: John Morris

John Morris — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:58:02 +0000

I have to admit to having never been to Cleveland partly because it doesn’t sound like a very “Jane Jacobs” type place and I like Jane don’t drive.

If I had to pick one walk, I think choosing an area with a variety of positive and negative issues might be best. For example, a functional or semi funtional neighborhood divided by a major highway or a functional street grid cut off by a senseless megablock office park or even a poorly thought out park.

Also from my general knowledge, the issue of minimal concentration and population density is a big issue like it is on Pittsburgh’s North Side and Hill District both of which have big troubles supporting a supermarket, shopping district or mass transit.(even though both once had thriving shopping areas)

Remember, some of Death & Life’s chapter titles.

The uses of sidewalks: safety
The uses of sidewalks: contact
The uses of neighborhood parks
The uses of city neighborhoods
The need for mixed primary uses
The need for small blocks
The need for aged buildings
The need for concentration
The curse of border vacuums
Gradual money and cataclysmic money
Erosion of cities or attrition of automobiles

Sadly, I think in both Pittsburgh and Cleveland the best plan might be to walk the streets with a really old person with a memory of their neighborhoods before they were “improved” by government highways and politically organized mega projects.

By: Seth

Seth — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:42:30 +0000

I think a lot of places would work. There are so many examples in Cleveland (and most older cities) of places where walkability is great and many others where it’s horrible. You could make a tour of either, depending on your intent. It seems like the organization does focus on tours led by individuals who live in the neighborhood. I think you could put together some interesting and unpredictable tours in Upper University Circle / Lower East Cleveland / Little Italy, Buckeye, Asiatown (my neighborhood), downtown, Ohio City, Tremont, Duck Island, Detroit Shoreway, Old Brooklyn or Brooklyn Centre and maybe even a Kamm’s Korner or a Westown.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:46:54 +0000

I’d go on a Cleveland Jane’s Walk. What do you think would be the best neighborhoods for that?

By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:38:40 +0000

I love this idea. Since a lot of us on the site are in Cleveland, any readers interested in coordinating one here?

By: Stephen Goldsmith

Stephen Goldsmith — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:56:40 +0000

Update re: Stephen Goldsmith’s email address for Jane’s Walks: please send messages to stephen@centerforthelivingcity.org while we re-set our Jane’s Walk email addresses–sorry for any inconvenience.

By: Stephen Goldsmith

Stephen Goldsmith — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:48:34 +0000

Great to hear you are interested putting together a Jane’s Walk or two in Pittsburgh.

Please let us know how we can assist, as we are in the process of setting up our outreach and support for the 2010 walks (and rolls!) now.

Feel free to contact me directly at: stephen@janeswalkusa.org at anytime.