Attitudes about urbanism are changing as people embrace the social, cultural, environmental and financial benefits of more urban lifestyles. Even in the still relatively young frontier cities of the western United States, urbanism is on the rise.
Yogi Berra,former Major League Baseball player and manager, said , “You can observe a lot by just watching.” Jane Jacobs, one of the great city planning minds of the 20th century, also had a lot to say about observing, and used her time spent watching how people use cities as a major influence in how to plan cities.