tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55748102156097886302024-03-05T02:40:57.351-08:00The Sidewalk BalletFrank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.comBlogger1243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-65062967408465170362021-10-08T16:29:00.004-07:002021-10-08T16:29:49.814-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0Oh5_bKy7sjrLg5w6OzcI__WZm2flcXxqaT2BGZSKZPBIsuuyAjwPztYG048ZpP4dnuzHC8QN0PmpFcIUgxnwXbKZv-MzCDzq4Buy2WZ3Rji42gGTDZEys_w68JmOlldTIGrvBlSurc/s1132/%2522Lively%252C+diverse%252C+intense+cities+contain+the+seeds+of+their+own+regeneration%252C+with+energy+enough+to+carry+over+for+problems+and+needs+outside+themselves.%25E2%2580%259D+%2523JaneJacobs.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0em; padding: 0em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0Oh5_bKy7sjrLg5w6OzcI__WZm2flcXxqaT2BGZSKZPBIsuuyAjwPztYG048ZpP4dnuzHC8QN0PmpFcIUgxnwXbKZv-MzCDzq4Buy2WZ3Rji42gGTDZEys_w68JmOlldTIGrvBlSurc/s600/%2522Lively%252C+diverse%252C+intense+cities+contain+the+seeds+of+their+own+regeneration%252C+with+energy+enough+to+carry+over+for+problems+and+needs+outside+themselves.%25E2%2580%259D+%2523JaneJacobs.png" width="490" /></a></div>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-24554349222488952242019-01-28T13:42:00.000-08:002019-02-01T10:43:32.954-08:00<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"She was not afraid to shatter settled thought, but she was set on fitting the shards back together, too, and with ideas some of the Sixties icons would have found altogether bourgeois.” From the intro to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VitalLittlePlans?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VitalLittlePlans</a> by editors Zipp + <a href="https://twitter.com/natestorring?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@natestorring</a> <a href="https://t.co/0NeR9unEyO">https://t.co/0NeR9unEyO</a></p>— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) <a href="https://twitter.com/1sidewalkballet/status/1039966755425116162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-89672257936500775992018-03-13T19:32:00.001-07:002018-03-15T15:11:11.935-07:00: @edXOnline : #CitiesX : The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life : 3 : City of Industry : 3.1 Manchester : Water & the Industrial Revolution<iframe width="490" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xfX0HjkGFnk" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3.2.2 Chains of Influence in Manchester's Industrial Revolution <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CitiesX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CitiesX</a> <a href="https://t.co/3IQbduPBcK">https://t.co/3IQbduPBcK</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YouTube</a></p>— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) <a href="https://twitter.com/1sidewalkballet/status/974406649388548096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3.2.4 Post-Industrial Rise of Manchester <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CitiesX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CitiesX</a> <a href="https://t.co/BK78w9x1Bj">https://t.co/BK78w9x1Bj</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YouTube</a></p>— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) <a href="https://twitter.com/1sidewalkballet/status/974407437603110913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-11940862202647357502018-03-08T11:12:00.000-08:002018-03-15T12:33:57.716-07:00: @edXOnline : #CitiesX : The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life : 2 : Trade and the City : 2.3 : Dubai<iframe width="490" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ryojPQ2gxXg" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"An infrastructure only makes sense when it empowers and<br>brings value to the humanity that is the real city." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harvardx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Harvardx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Citiesx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Citiesx</a></p>— Egle (@EPILIPAV) <a href="https://twitter.com/EPILIPAV/status/971481178770477056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">: <a href="https://twitter.com/edXOnline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@edXOnline</a> : <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CitiesX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CitiesX</a> : <br>The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life<br>2.3 Ports: Trading Goods and Culture : <br>2.3.2 : Boston : <a href="https://t.co/YTVbU6Gfsf">https://t.co/YTVbU6Gfsf</a></p>— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) <a href="https://twitter.com/1sidewalkballet/status/974366667227611136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">: <a href="https://twitter.com/edXOnline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@edXOnline</a> : <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CitiesX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CitiesX</a> : <br>The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life<br>2.3 Ports: Trading Goods and Culture : <br>2.3.1 : Nagasaki : <a href="https://t.co/TIUA3cmeUi">https://t.co/TIUA3cmeUi</a></p>— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) <a href="https://twitter.com/1sidewalkballet/status/974367952777572352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-67673087523524183452018-03-02T19:03:00.001-08:002018-03-02T19:17:22.132-08:00: @edXOnline : #CitiesX : The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life : 2 : Trade and the City : 2.2 : Venice<iframe width="490" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tAjTrKSbKrk" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-77309630907439558072018-03-02T14:08:00.000-08:002018-03-02T14:08:40.674-08:00: @edXOnline : #CitiesX : The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life : 2.1 : Trade and the City<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LAuxJ0Nq4yY" width="490"></iframe>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-54793277642086639582018-03-02T10:01:00.002-08:002018-03-02T10:01:38.516-08:00: @edXOnline : #CitiesX : The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life : 10 : Catete Palace (Rio de Janeiro) <iframe width="490" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wf0kSMgu0Ys" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-13826401073723013852018-03-01T22:01:00.003-08:002018-03-01T22:01:47.340-08:00: @edXOnline : #CitiesX : The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life : 9 : Paris<iframe width="490" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c8tz2ITAI_M" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-16077458672537371262018-03-01T21:33:00.000-08:002018-03-01T21:33:07.340-08:00: @edXOnline : #CitiesX : The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life : 8 : Beijing.<iframe width="490" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJ4dOXZ1GIY" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-2426904130539357772018-03-01T11:39:00.000-08:002018-03-01T11:39:58.573-08:00: @edXOnline : #CitiesX : The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life 7. 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Baghdad<iframe width="490" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9BNY38w4R70" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-55801232200612489832018-02-23T19:00:00.001-08:002018-03-02T10:07:17.918-08:00@edXOnline : CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life 2. Rome<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part One : </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #313131; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Power and the City</span></span></b><br /><br>
<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="276" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p2PlKxTPq2M" width="490"></iframe>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-78263134404217774962018-02-20T21:20:00.002-08:002018-02-23T20:10:58.604-08:00@edXOnline : CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life 1. Introduction <iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="2em" height="276" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aMCIVn0CsN8" width="490"></iframe><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">CitiesX:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> an exploration of the past, present, and future of humanity’s greatest invention: the city. The material in this course is a combination of Harvard Professor Edward Glaeser’s direct-to-camera lectures and interviews with experts on a variety of topics, ranging from ancient Mesopotamian cities to the challenges of fighting crime sewer systems in modern day Brazil — and everything in-between.</span><br />
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<li class="li2"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser</span></li>
<li class="li2"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Streets Were Paved With Gold by Ken Auletta</span></li>
<li class="li2"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo</span></li>
<li class="li2"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West by William Cronon</span></li>
<li class="li2"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cities in Civilization by Peter Hall</span></li>
<li class="li2"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs</span></li>
<li class="li2"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Economy of Cities by Jane Jacobs</span></li>
<li class="li2"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States by Kenneth T. Jackson</span></li>
<li class="li2"><span class="s1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Urban Transportation Problem by John R. Meyer, John F. Kain, and Martin Wohl</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life</span></b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention. @edxonline #mooc </span><a href="https://www.edx.org/course/citiesx-past-present-future-urban-life-harvardx-urban101x" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">https://www.edx.org/course/citiesx-past-present-future-urban-life-harvardx-urban101x</a>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-28425925962390358242017-08-05T10:18:00.001-07:002017-08-05T10:18:27.437-07:00<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JaneJacobs?src=hash">#JaneJacobs</a>, 1979, Canadian Cities and Sovereignty Association. From The Lost Massey Lectures, published 2007. <a href="https://t.co/rUc4JbWy5d">pic.twitter.com/rUc4JbWy5d</a></p>— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) <a href="https://twitter.com/1sidewalkballet/status/893599701152415744">August 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Frank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574810215609788630.post-10042016703209284162017-07-21T10:04:00.001-07:002017-07-21T12:03:03.558-07:00How does a city economy grow + prosper? Why does a rainforest thrive, why is a desert barren of life? The Nature of Economies #JaneJacobs<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
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How does a city economy grow + prosper? Why does a rainforest thrive, why is a desert barren of life? The Nature of Economies, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JaneJacobs?src=hash">#JaneJacobs</a> <a href="https://t.co/zbYohiJmeH">pic.twitter.com/zbYohiJmeH</a></div>
— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) <a href="https://twitter.com/1sidewalkballet/status/888215787030298624">July 21, 2017</a></blockquote>
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