Sandra lives in the heart of a large city.Lately,there have been several robberies on several of the streets near where Sandra lives but none on her street.Sandra and her neighbors believe that they have not seen any crime on their street because they know each other,notice when strangers or strange cars are in the neighborhood,and have a mix of old retired couples and young families who use the neighborhood at different times of the day.Jane Jacobs would see this as an example of:

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Sandra and her neighbors embody the concept of "eyes and ears on the street," which was a key concept in Jane Jacobs' book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities." Jacobs believed that having active, engaged citizens who were familiar with and invested in their neighborhoods was a key factor in creating safe and vibrant urban communities.

Sandra Lives in the Heart of a Large City