The rivalry of Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses; a struggle for the soul of a city; is one of the most dramatic and consequential in modern American history. To a young Jane Jacobs; Greenwich Village; with its winding cobblestone streets and diverse makeup; was everything a city neighborhood should be. But consummate power broker Robert Moses; the father of many of New Yorkrsquo;s most monumental development projects; thought neighborhoods like Greenwich Village were badly in need of ldquo;urban renewal.rdquo; Standing up against government plans for the city; Jacobs marshaled popular support and political power against Moses; whether to block traffic through her beloved Washington Square Park or to prevent the construction of the Lower Manhattan Expressway; an elevated superhighway that would have destroyed centuries-old streetscapes and displaced thousands of families. By confronting Moses and his vision; Jacobs forever changed the way Americans understood the city. Her story reminds us of the power we have as individuals to confront and defy reckless authority.
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