I’ve read some of Jacobs, but have studied more deeply what happened to Chicago’s neighborhoods (and other cities) following WW2. The theory-driven, macro-level-only thinking of the early urban planners like Moses and Le Corbusier did untold damage to the urban fabric of established cities.
Exactly.
And the reason why wealthy people want to be in those areas is because they find them desirable places to be.
Moses wanted to protect Long Island from the urban garbage of the city. He do so until it was imported. Now,we have pockets of urban decay and getting worse. The blame is the people themselves!
Urban planning demonstrates the folly of “planning” any market based phenomenon. Might as well plan the weather.