Andrew Blum, whose blog just found through A Daily Dose of Architecture, but whose work I've seen in various magazines such as Metropolis, has posted his essay on what it means to be a neighborhood today. I found it to be an excellent read, and a great way to juxtapose some truths that many of us (maybe some of us who are currently missing the West Village) hold dear from Jane Jacob's with the need for urban density from an environmental standpoint. Moreover, he argues that a sense of place, locally, now needs to be both near and afar...and truly embrace the idea that "presence" isn't just what you see in front of you, but the person hovering over the subway entrance speaking on their cell phone. Its a good read.
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