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Don't Forget About Ed Logue
Lurking in the background of today’s Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses stories is a man who had a little bit of both in his soul.
This post is part of a CityLab series on power—the political kind, the stuff inside batteries and gas tanks, and the transformative might of mass movements.
The Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses battle of Postwar urban ideas lives on in the minds of many to this day. There are books, documentaries, even an opera to satisfy a seemingly endless need to relive this rivalry (and a certain online publication that loves to participate in the discussion).