City blocks 170 Gawker 12/23/02 03:27PM Filed to: Death and Life of Great American Cities Death and Life of Great American Cities Jane Jacobs Jason Kottke Borrowing from The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs, Jason Kottke notes that short blocks are livelier than long. And a heretical thought Manhattan's grid is best where it breaks down. Short blocks [Jason Kottke]