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<p>Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund&#8217;s annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master&#8217;s degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development.  He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York&#8217;s pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.</p>


Aaron Donovan

Events

Walking Tour: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: Greenpoint: Transforming a Working Class Haven

Walking Tour: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: Forest Hills: Garden City in the City

Walking Tour: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: Brooklyn Heights: America’s First Suburb

Car-Free Grand Concourse

Panel: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: The Oversuccessful City, Part 2: Neighborhood Character in the Face of Change

Panel: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: The Oversuccessful City, Part 1: Developers’ Realities

Panel: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: When the Big Get Bigger: New York Universities and Their Neighbors

Panel: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: Can One Woman (Still) Make a Difference?

Panel: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: A Civic Activist Boot Camp: Working Within and Without the System

Panel: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York: Jane Jacobs and an Activist Press