From citylab.com, thoughts and findings about what makes a city function best. And the analysis links back to famed urban thinker Jane Jacobs. I see a lot of overlap with the ideas that are the basis for the national park in Lowell or what used to be called “the urban cultural park.”

http://www.citylab.com/design/2014/09/5-key-themes-emerging-from-the-new-science-of-cities/380233/?utm_source=SFFB