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What We See Makes re:place Magazine's Top Reads for 2010
For its third year in a row, re:place Magazine has drawn up a list of their favorite books pertaining to urban and architectural issues—this year, the list included What We See among the top titles....
View Article"Queen Jane Jacobs" Conference, and Jane's Walk 2011
Here are two exciting ways we can participate in honoring Jane Jacobs in 2011: The first is the annual Jane’s Walk on May 7 and 8, 2011. Jane’s Walk is a free neighborhood walking tour conducted in...
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Sunday Streets: San Francisco's Own Official Block Party!
Similar to Jane’s Walk in providing opportunities for people to experience and explore what a real livable and walkable urban neighborhood can feel like, comes Sunday Streets San Francisco, a safe,...
View ArticleRoberta Brandes Gratz writes for the Huffington Post
Roberta Brandes Gratz, What We See contributing author, has an excellent new piece in theHuffington Post—Stockholm Leads the Way. In the article she writes about Stockholm, first recipient of the...
View ArticleJanette Sadik-Khan awarded 2011 Jane Jacobs Medal for New Ideas and Activism...
Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation and a contributor to What We See, is a gifted and innovative city planner with the heart of an advocate. She has...
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What We See Contributors Featured in New Book
What We See contributors Janette Sadik-Khan, Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Saskia Sassen, Ron Shiffman, Michael Sorkin, and Lynne Elizabeth will be featured in New Village Press's newest book Beyond...
View ArticleJane's Walk
As we approach a change of seasons, we hope that you continue to walk your city and explore new urban places. There are many events occurring in-between now and the festival weekend in May. Subscribe...
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Ron Shiffman To Be Awarded 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal
Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Judith Rodin has announced that Ronald Shiffman will receive the 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal for Lifetime Leadership for his extensive commitment to community...
View ArticleJane Jacobs Revisited: A Bellagio Conference
Mary Rowe, vice president of the Municipal Art Society of New York and contributor to What We See, and Kate Ascher, author of The Works and The Heights, recently organized the Jane Jacobs Revisited: A...
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Authors Receive Prestigious Awards
Congratulations to two What We See authors, Chester Hartman and Ron Shiffman for receiving the 2013 Cushing Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service Award and the Jane Jacobs Medal for Lifetime Leadership,...
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Bette Midler & Ian Marvy Awarded The Jane Jacobs Medal 2013
New Village Press, publisher of What We See was invited by The Municipal Arts Society of New York and The Rockefeller Foundation to attend the presentation of the Jane Jacobs Medal 2013 Awards...
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What We See Featured In The Jane Jacobs Forum
Last night - in conjunction with the presentation of The Rockefeller Foundation’s Jane Jacobs Medal - the Municipal Arts Society (MAS) hosted their annual Jane Jacobs Forum at The Times Center, New...
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A Call For Community Support
As an advocate of What We See, your engagement in the community has kept the conversations real and your purchases of our books have kept our mission alive. However, book sales alone, cover half the...
View ArticleAn Interview with Contributing Author, Jan Gehl
In an interview with Dave Hill of theguardian.com, contributing author to What We See, Jan Gehl discusses London—it’s streets, cycling, and notion of creating cities for people:But, despite his...
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A State of the Union from the Union Itself
Every year, the President of the United States delivers a speech about the current state of our union. The traditional address has always been one directional. This year, the U.S. Department of Arts...
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Celebrating Jane
If the urban extraordinaire were still with us, Jane Jacobs would've turned 99 years old today. This past weekend, New Village Press celebrated her legacy by hosting a Jane's Walk titled "Upper West...
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Continuing Jane's Walk 2015: Resources from Jill Hamberg
We were delighted to receive the following message from Jill Hamberg (pictured above, holding the megaphone). She's super knowledgeable about planning and urban renewal, so it was a treat to not only...
View ArticleVideo: Winifred Armstrong, c/o David Grossman
Big thanks to Walk participant David A. Grossman for sharing this video he took of Winifred Armstrong sharing with the group at Park West Village: "Short clip of Winifred Armstrong sharing her...
View ArticleMessage from Jim
Message from Jim Wunsch, walk leader:Many thanks to Lynne Elizabeth and Cal Lobel along with Winifred Armstrong for making this event a success. And thanks to our worldly mob (well over forty)...
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More walker responses
It's been such a pleasure receiving feedback from those who joined us May 2nd for Jane's Walk 2015: "West Side Urban Renewal: Blight or Right in the Sight of Jane." Keep 'em coming! I've included some...
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