Jane Jacobs and Urban Concepts Quiz

Who is the author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities?

• Jane Jacobs

• Robert Moses

• Kevin Lynch

• Daniel Burnham

Where was Jane Jacobs born?

• Pennsylvania

• Toronto

• Chicago

• London

Which magazine featured Jacobs’ article Downtown is for People?

• Fortune

• Life

• Time

• The New Yorker

Who was known as the “Master Builder” of New York?

• Robert Moses

• Le Corbusier

• Ebenezer Howard

• Frank Lloyd Wright

Which expressway project in Manhattan did Jacobs successfully oppose?

• Lower Manhattan Expressway

• Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

• FDR Drive

• Bronx River Parkway

Jane Jacobs became a citizen of which country later in life?

• Canada

• United States

• United Kingdom

• France

Jacobs viewed cities as what kind of system?

• Ecosystems

• Machines

• Markets

• Factories

What type of development did Jacobs strongly advocate for?

• Mixed-use

• Single-family zoning

• Industrial-only districts

• Isolated housing projects

Which Canadian campaign did Jacobs lead?

• Stop Spadina Campaign

• Save Ontario Forests

• Toronto Island Airport Expansion

• Protect Montreal

Jacobs argued that higher density can support:

• Vibrant communities

• Crime and filth

• Urban collapse

• Unhealthy overcrowding