are you thinking of Jane Jacobs?
No, she has some name like Holzt or something like that, Holsze? Didn't come over on the Mayflower (like mine did) so I'm not obligated to remember it I guess.... she went carfree herself for years and lived ..... somewhere in the Northeast of the US.
Fleam

You're thinking of Jane Holtz kay, author of Asphalt Nation.

BP