Ashley Hahn is a writer and researcher working at the intersection of public life, public space, and public history. She is the former Managing Editor of PlanPhilly and serves as the volunteer organizer for Jane's Walk in Philadelphia, a global festival of public walks celebrating the legacy of Jane Jacobs. She holds masters degrees in historic preservation and city planning from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2019 she won the Adele Chatfield Taylor Rome Prize in Historic Preservation from the American Academy in Rome.