"In 1940 David Rockefeller became a member of the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, which had been established in 1901 by his grandfather, John D. Rockefeller. A decade later he succeeded his father as chairman of the Institute's Board of Trustees, serving in that capacity for 25 years (1950-1975). Working with Detlev Bronk, Rockefeller led the transformation of the research institute into a biomedical graduate university, which was renamed the Rockefeller University in 1965" (David Rockefeller, 2004).
Jane Jacobs was born May 4, 1916 and died April 25, 2006. She was an American-Canadian writer and activist with major interest in communities and urban planning and decay. She is best known for the Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), a commanding review of the urban renewal guidelines of the 1950's in the United States. The book has been recognized as reaching beyond planning issues to persuade the spirit of the times. Along with her renowned printed works, Jacobs is similarly well-known for arranging grassroots efforts to obstruct urban-renewal projects that would have damaged local neighborhoods. She was involved in the eventual cancellation of the Lower Manhattan Expressway (Jane Jacobs, n.d).
In the world of planning, Jane Jacobs' views about the ways in which cities function, transformed the urban planning profession and questioned numerous accepted planning models that dominated planning at the time. Throughout her life, she fought to change the way in which city development was approached. "By arguing that cities were living beings and ecosystems, she advocated ideas such as "mixed use" development and bottom-up planning. Furthermore, her harsh criticisms of "slum clearing" and "high-rise housing" projects...
NYC and California post-WW2 Let us imagine what it would be like to immigrate to the United States in 1953. We are coming across the Atlantic from Europe, the ship would still be coming around the lower end of Long Island (better known as "Brooklyn") and Manhattan Island to arrive at Ellis Island. (Until 1954, Ellis Island was the standard arrival point for incoming immigrants.) If we were extremely far-sighted we could
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New York City: An Examination of Urban Design and Space Function as it Relates to Civic Participation The objective of this study is to examine urban design and space function as it relates to civic participation in New York City. Kevin Lynch conducted systematic and scientific-based research on urban design in his exploration of the elements of urban design. Lynch stated that every individual "has had a long association with some
City Police Department Police departments are professional organizations comprised of men and women who are empowered by society to serve as the guardians of society's well being. Organizations of professionals are characterized by extensive and continuing professional training, shared and understanding of and commitment to the values of the profession, and the desire to improve their communities. This paper discusses a city police department that has demonstrated great success over
Anchor Intro: Tours are often seen as the most boring parts of a trip, only made valuable by use of cameras and blog posts, Joyce Gold changed that. Joyce Gold decided one day while opening up an old book on New York, there should be more to tours than just descriptive information; there should be depth and exploration of what was, what is, and what could be. Host (Jill): Tours differ
The more jobs that can be created with this money, the more people that can get back to work and the money people that can get on with their lives. And that is exactly what the people of New York City want to do. Works Cited Hill, Jeffery. "What the Stimulus Bill Really Means for Cities." 2009. Next American City. 7 June 2009 http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm "House Passes Stimulus Package; Rep. Michael E. McMahon Secures
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