The boat ramp at Saylorville Lake Marina, Polk City, Iowa. Patches of dark soil, dried vegetation, and reddish-brown weeds caught between the stones of the riprap embankment. A man backs an eighteen-foot bowrider down the concrete in under two minutes. Quiet competence, earned from doing something...
In her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs challenged the prevailing view that a city’s success should be measured solely by its skylines, transit systems, and economic density. Decades later, a new analysis offers a new perspective on one aspect of her broader critique...
