Ch 3

In character 3, the title “the uses of sidewalks: contact” tells us that Jane Jacob is going to talk about the function of sidewalk in the cities. Contact is the main point and the privacy of resident is what Jane Jacob concerned about. Sidewalk is very useful and important on communicating with neighborhoods that live around you. It provides a place for us to maintain the relationship with our neighbor, in the same time; we can keep our secret and own identity. When a city lacks the living of sidewalk, Jane Jacob said that the people will lack the respect and privacy from their neighbor. The author provides many examples on it. Sidewalk can keep the balance between the privacy and the relation with the neighbor. It keeps your own identity and neighbor would respect each other. However, it is difficult to work in the old idea of planning” togetherness” and in the city which sidewalk is unsafe. It doesn’t mean that sidewalk can solve the discrimination of residential but it is still good for everyone.