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Jane Jacobs was a social activist and urban writer. She war born in 1916 in Pennsylvania (USA) and died in 2006 in Toronto (Canada).
\nIn her most famous writing, she wrote about \u0301The Death and Life of Great American Citie\u015b (1961). Her main focus was always based on the importance of the social environment of humans and therefore she tried to show how globalisation affects and influences communities.<\/p>\n
In her writings from 1961 she urged urban planners to include the significance of the local neighborhood in their plannings.
\nWhen her home neighborhood Greenwich Village was about to be transformed by the famous urban planner and architect Robert Moses, who called the project \u0301slum clearence \u0301, she formed a resistance against the threatening changes. By establishing a variety of actions like demonstrations, housing blocks and neighborhood-walks, she fought against the plans of Robert Moses to modernize Greenwich Village. Moses had planned a largely car-led infrastructure in that area.
\nJane Jacobs was arrested during the resistances, but her actions succeeded and Robert Moses had to abandon his plans. The loss of Robert Moses represented an important victory for the local communities \u0301 interests.
\nRight after the incidents of Greenwich Village, Jane Jacobs moved to Toronto (Canada).
\nShe was many times criticized for not having a college degree, nevertheless she criticized the male- dominated field of urban planning her self, which was not commen that time.<\/p>\n
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When we first collected ideas for actions in or by civil societies, we quickly realised how hard it might get, to draw the attention of individuals. Jane Jacobs \u0301 achievements in the field of urban planning and her ability to mobilize a community, inspired us to create the project \u0301Ameisenstra\u00dfe \u0301, which means \u0301ants road \u0301.<\/p>\n
Since this website shall be a platform to share impressions and experiences, we prefer \u0301Ameisenstra\u00dfe` to the so called \u0301Jane-Jacobs-Neighborhood-Walks \u0301.
\nThe purpose of a neighborhood-walk is, to get in touch with the environment and also with the people who live in the neighborhood. The key of the walk is to sense the streets and places. This means, that it is important to take a very close look at all the special things you see. ...As well as the unexciting things.
\nEvery single impression that you get is important, because every impression can make a difference in the way you see places and people. By taking part in a neighborhood-walk, you are able to increase the uniqueness of an area.
\nObserving and connecting are the two key factors for participating in a neighborhood-walk.<\/p>\n
The idea behind \u0301Ameisenstra\u00dfe \u0301 is to make it possible for people from all over the world to participate in neighborhood-walks and to built a community that is able to interact via internet.
\nWe would like to take you on a walk through Bremen (Germany) and collect and share impressions and experiences. We would like to discuss differences and get to know each other in the ways, in which we see neighborhoods, places and an environment.
\nSince we have created this website digitally, it is a digital-neighborhood-walk. And in some way, it is guided by us, because we have directed the cameras \u0301 perspectives, but we would like to urge you to focus on the videos and pictures you will see.<\/p>\n
We are happily looking forward to get in touch with you.<\/p>\n
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The following video gives you a rough view over Bremen and the districts, that we will discover later. If you already watched the video at the stroll, than skip this part.<\/p>\n
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