chapter 9 (The need for small blocks

There is the need of short blocks for man, because at socially isolated neighborhood, people can not communicate. Socially deprived neighborhoods have blocks structured so that when commuting will take place adjacently. The Columbus Avenue is in monotony where commercial buildings dull the place. The author has her children growing up in monotony environment, but wanted to let her children experience a variety of paths. The long, monotonous blocks in Manhattan acts like a barrier which basically blocks off all of the communication or social interactions that a city or neighborhood should have. If by having smaller blocks, the commuter would have a wider variety of paths to choose from, therefore having a chance to explore the neighborhood, for e.g. buying, eating, drinking, sightseeing, etc. Thus, the relationship is reciprocal(Jacobs 186).