Chapter 9 of Great American Cities

In Chapter 9, Jane Jacobs tells us her point is the most blocks must be short; The streets and opportunities to turn coners must be frequent. In the beginning of the chapter Jane talk abot that the advantages of short blocks are simple, and the she gave example about a men who live in Eighty-eight Street in Manhattan had grave trouble to reach stores on Columbus Avenue. Also, she talk about the relationship between the rconomic and those small block, because she think that economic effect of these self-isolating streets is equally constricting. so teh main point of this chapter is that she want to tell reader there are many way to change our city streets and how to make people be more convenient, to make the city better.