Hello Jane's Walk enthusiasts!! Below we have posted links and information about past walks. Additionally, if you are interested in leading a walk there is a sign-up form below. Walks can be held any time of year.
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What is Jane's Walk
Jane’s Walk is a global festival of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by urban activist Jane Jacobs. Walks combine the simple act of exploring the city with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement. The festival is held every year on the first weekend in May to celebrate the legacy of Jane Jacobs, whose birthday was May 4.
Who can lead a Jane's Walk? - Scroll down to register to be a walk leader!
You can! Anyone can lead a Jane’s Walk because everyone is an expert on the places they live, work, and play. Jane Jacobs believed that the people best equipped to understand cities and to make decisions about them are “ordinary, interested citizens.” Jane’s Walk is an opportunity to share your knowledge about your city. Don’t feel like you have to be an expert — adding local voices and a variety of perspectives make for an even more dynamic walk.
Jane Jacobs believed that getting to know our neighborhoods and each other is the foundation of city-building. Jane’s Walk leaders help people get to know their communities by gathering people outside of their homes, offices, and cars to exchange knowledge, tell stories, and share experiences.
What makes a walk a Jane's Walk?
Jane’s Walks are often walking tours, but they can also be bike rides, poetry readings, performance art, games, and more! There are three things that make a walk a Jane’s Walk:
Getting Started
You can put together a Jane’s Walk in as little as a couple of days:
Jane’s Walk is a global festival of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by urban activist Jane Jacobs. Walks combine the simple act of exploring the city with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement. The festival is held every year on the first weekend in May to celebrate the legacy of Jane Jacobs, whose birthday was May 4.
Who can lead a Jane's Walk? - Scroll down to register to be a walk leader!
You can! Anyone can lead a Jane’s Walk because everyone is an expert on the places they live, work, and play. Jane Jacobs believed that the people best equipped to understand cities and to make decisions about them are “ordinary, interested citizens.” Jane’s Walk is an opportunity to share your knowledge about your city. Don’t feel like you have to be an expert — adding local voices and a variety of perspectives make for an even more dynamic walk.
Jane Jacobs believed that getting to know our neighborhoods and each other is the foundation of city-building. Jane’s Walk leaders help people get to know their communities by gathering people outside of their homes, offices, and cars to exchange knowledge, tell stories, and share experiences.
What makes a walk a Jane's Walk?
Jane’s Walks are often walking tours, but they can also be bike rides, poetry readings, performance art, games, and more! There are three things that make a walk a Jane’s Walk:
- Free, volunteer-led, and open to everyone.
- Non-commercial and non-partisan.
- Seek to promote dialogue - Jane’s Walks are dialogues that seek to engage participants in conversation. They are not walking lectures.
Getting Started
You can put together a Jane’s Walk in as little as a couple of days:
- Decide on a topic, theme, or neighborhood to explore. What do you know that you want to share with your community? What do you not know that you want to learn about? What do you care about and wish others cared about, too? What do you love about your city? What would make your city better?
- Plan a route and stops. Walks can happen anywhere, from bustling downtowns to suburban neighborhoods. Most walks include 3-7 stops, but walks can be much longer or shorter. Decide what you want to talk about.
- Remember that this isn’t a lecture and you don’t need to be an expert in history, architecture, heritage, or urban planning. A Jane’s Walk is a unique story about how you see, interact with, and feel about a place or topic.
- Pick a date and time. Most walks happen during the global festival in the first weekend of May, but they can also take place all throughout the year — both day and night.
VIDEOS FROM JANE'S WALK NORTH ADAMS