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If you’re new to Canada (or even if you’ve lived here for a while), here’s a chance to 홈 도시와 사귀어 ë³¼ and get some fresh air at the same time

토요일에, ì›” 1 일요일, ì›” 2, cities across Canada are hosting “Jane’s Walks,” a series of free neighborhood walking tours.

Celebrating the legacy of Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), a noted urbanist, activist, and author, Jane’s Walks inspire people to get to know their city — and each other — by getting out and walking.

이상 60 cities worldwide, 포함 30 캐나다, are holding Jane’s Walks in 2010.

제이콥스는 U.S에서 태어났다. but immigrated to Canada in the 1960s. 그녀의 1961 책, 위대한 미국 도시의 죽음과 삶, introduced innovative, 도시 개발에 대한 새로운 아이디어.

Jacobs championed cities that were higher density and mixed-use but still walkable and human scale. Because of her belief that local residents should have input on how their neighborhoods develop, Jacobs encouraged people to get better acquainted with their local communities.

Among the Canadian cities hosting Jane’s Walks this year are:

• 밴쿠버
• 토론토
• 오타와
• 몬트리올
• 캘거리

작년에, I took an interesting Jane’s Walk though the Vancouver neighborhoods of Strathcona 및 Gastown that highlighted those communities’ Jewish roots. 그렇기도, I learned that vaudeville performer ìž­ 베니 그의 미래의 아내를 만났다 Ferrara Court building 이스트 헤이스팅스 거리에있는. (The ì„  시점의 유대인 박물관과 아카이브. hosts similar walking tours 6 월부터 8 월까지.)

For a complete list of 2010 Jane’s Walks across Canada, check the Jane’s Walk website.

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