Sat, May 2 2015 - East Village "Jane's Walk" with Druh Farrell (View Original Event Details)
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Jane Jacobs was a writer in NYC who in 1961 wrote a ground breaking book on how to bring a sense of community back to our cities. Every year, cities around the world hold "Jane's Walks" to celebrate this sense of community. There are 56 such walks in Calgary this weekend, and I feel fortunate to have attended this one led by City Counsellor Druh Farrell. She has been instrumental in making the East Village into the kind of community Jane Jacobs would have championed. On the walk today we learned of this area's sordid past, the people with their hands in the cookie jar for the original plan for the area, and the revamped plan that is now coming into fruition that embraces a wide range of residents and visitors.
I thought Druh was an excellent presenter and she is clearly passionate about making the dream for this ares into the reality it is becoming.
Added to the day was the coffee and treats offered in the EV Experience Centre after the walk, the Q and A session and of course the COCers who joined me today. Laura L