Janes Walk

The Abbotsford Downtown Business Association partners with community organizations to aid in first ever Abbotsford-wide Janes Walk in memory of Jane Jacobs.

Abbotsford Downtown Business Association (ADBA) has partnered with Heritage Abbotsford Society, Abbotsford Arts Council, Tourism Abbotsford, City of Abbotsford, University of Fraser Valley (UFV), and The Reach to coordinate a city-wide Janes Walk in memory of Jane Jacobs on Friday, May 5th to Sunday, May 7th, 2017. 

Janes Walks are free, locally organized walking conversations aimed at exploring and celebrating the places where one lives, works, and plays. Jane Jacobs was a champion for giving voices to residents in neighbourhood planning and, after her passing in 2006, a movement was started by her friends and colleagues in honour of her ideas.

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“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody”. - The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

Jacobs believed in walkable neighbourhoods, urban literacy, and cities planned for and by people. That is, for a city to work, the people who live there must be involved in decisions about how the city grows and is run. Staying informed about civic issues, discovering the diverse layers of urban place, taking part in civic change and growth all help to build a vibrant and evolving city. Abbotsford residents are encouraged to take part in this discussion by conducting or joining in on these planned walks.

The inaugural launch is sponsored by Heritage Abbotsford Society and the Abbotsford Arts Council. The first walk will follow the kickoff ceremony at 11am held at the Trethewey House. Everyone is encouraged to attend, with more information about the accessibility, themes, and difficulty of the individual walks available at janeswalk.org.

The downtown Abbotsford walk will commence at Haven Yoga and Wellness at 12pm on Saturday,
May 6th, 2017 and will conclude with a social mixer at Bishops’ Centre at 4pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Abbotsford Downtown Business Association
2615A Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford, BC V2S 3T5 
604-850-6547