Jane Jacobs and Broadacres Park

jane: What we realized is that Broadacres Park could be an incredible place for newcomers to come and know each other, to know other Canadians, said Leah Houston, artistic director of MABELLEarts, a community arts group, which led Saturday's walk, according to CBC. Jane Jacobs honoured with walking tours of city Jane's Walk was established after the death of Jane Jacobs, a renowned urbanist who fought for public and green spaces for communities in Toronto and New York. Etobicoke's Broadacres Park, close to the homes of many new Canadians, was chosen as one of the sites of the walk. Jane's Walk was established after the death of Jane Jacobs, a renowned urbanist who fought for public and green spaces for communities in Toronto and New York. Jane's Walk events community driven Exploring the park through Jane's Walk and welcoming new Canadians is an opportunity Farah Jabril says she couldn't pass up. The walks, which have become popular since 2006, are free, organized by local residents and intended to be a walking conversation about communities and how neighbourhoods are formed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.