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Sidewalk Ballet

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The Sidewalk Ballet is an ongoing conversation about cities and the people who shape them. Inspired by Jacobs’ phrase, we look at the rhythms of public life — how we live together, move together, remember together, and learn together. Our guests explore the ways communities foster wellness and education, advance sustainability and justice, and navigate the struggles of coexistence: how we celebrate, grieve, and contend with difference while still finding meaning in shared life.

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32 episodes

  1. E26 - World Singing Day with Scott Johnson 19:24
  2. E25 - The City as a Commons with Sheila Foster 53:41
  3. E24 - Local Government and The Fog of Accountability 1:03:20
  4. E23 Mexico City and the Labor of Public Space 42:17
  5. Bonus - Three Questions in Toronto - Dispatches from IDA 17:36
  6. SMALL BLOCK - Shifting the Ground 16:07
  7. E22 A Bridge in the Urban Forest with Rahul Kadri. 47:47
  8. E21 Democracy of Public Space - Part Two - Leaving Room 32:22
  9. SMALL BLOCK - The Ice Cream Mayor 15:22
  10. E20 Democracy of Public Space - Part One - Do We Mean It? 26:12
  11. E19 The Evolution of Business Improvement Districts - Michael Edwards in Conversation with Kathleen Rawson 49:03
  12. E18 Cara Courage - Placemaking, Trauma, Healing and Soup 1:05:52
  13. SMALL BLOCK - Chamber of Connection 9:26
  14. E17 The Emotion of Place - Molly Alexander 57:31
  15. SMALL BLOCK - Pico - The District Dog 9:55
  16. E16 Community Safety - with Shane Zahn 37:24
  17. SMALL BLOCKS - Jane Jacobs for the Young Reader - Susan Hughes 8:44
  18. E 15 A Global Network of Local Ideas — with Anastasia Sukhoroslova 59:08
  19. E14 tamika l. butler, Transportation, Access and Equity 1:00:24
  20. E13 Retail Round-up - Michael Berne and Jaime Izurieta - with Josh Yeager 1:02:01
  21. E12 Evan Weissman - Warm Cookies of the Revolution 40:31
  22. E11 Breonna McCree - Transgender District 1:08:31
  23. E10 Lezlie Lowe - No Place to Go! 1:07:33
  24. E09 Dr. Christine Brooks - Expressive Arts Coaching and Community Building 1:12:59
  25. E08 Foresight for Cities - JT Mudge 1:14:29
  26. E07 New Year's 2026 with Josh Yeager, plus Resolutions for a more connected city 47:05
  27. E06 Placemaking with Youth - Mara Mintzer and Urban Design Forum Fellows 59:05
  28. E05 Jay Pitter - Public Joy is as Urgent as Justice 1:01:44
  29. E04 Kady Yellow - The Power of Community in Place 1:07:25
  30. E03 Project for Public Spaces at 50 and Place Governance with Nate Storring 56:16
  31. E02 Majora Carter on Talent Retention and Community Investment 55:57
  32. E01 Revisiting Third Places with Karen Christensen 1:01:49