October 2nd, 2006
Eyes on the Street
The sidewalk must have users on it fairly continuously, both to add to the number of effective eyes on the street and to induce the people in buildings along the street to watch the sidewalks in sufficient numbers. Nobody enjoys sitting on a stoop or looking out a window at an empty street.
– Jane Jacobs, Death and Life of Great American Cities.
Woman at window above Portobello Road, London.
Man staring down towards Cloître de Notre-Dame, Paris.
Tags: Jane Jacobs, London, Paris, Streetlife, Urban Design, Windows
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Ken Gildner says:
If I had a balcony like that one, my eyes would always be on the street!
October 2nd, 2006 at 9:52 am