Jan. 28 – “What is the urban” and presentation
Feb. 4 – “Introduction” and “Private to Public Property,” The Park and the People: A History of Central Park; Birthday for the map that made New York
Feb. 6 – Film, New York: A Documentary, Episode 1 (10:30-16:10 New York City as a “real-estate deal” and “the invention of modern capitalism;” 1:27-1:40:22 the Grid and the Erie Canal), Episode 2 (beginning to 11:00, 23:48-32:00 “the Great Migration;” 53:51-1:07:24 Central Park), Episode 3 (2:11-10:38)
For scenes where there is no sound due to copyright, go to settings (the gear box in the banner at bottom of the screen) and turn on subtitles.
Feb. 25 – “New York Before Robert Moses” and “Wait Until Evening,” The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York; New York: A Documentary, Episode 6
Feb. 27 – “Introduction” and “Equipping the Public Realm,” Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York
March 6 – “Introduction” and “The Generators of Diversity,” The Death and Life of Great American Cities; “Who Wears Jane Jacobs’ Mantle In Today’s New York City?”
March 13 – Reconstructing Times Square, pp. 43-63 and 157-161; Times Square Red/Times Square Blue, pp. 145-168
March 25 – “Introduction” and “Overview: A Region at Risk,” A Region at Risk: The Third Regional Plan for the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Area; and Chapter 5: “Planning and the Narrative of Threat,” pp. 59-76 in Building Like Moses With Jacobs in Mind
March 27 – Chapter 3: “The Bloomberg Practice,” pp. 33-43; Chapter 6: “The Armature for Development,” pp. 77-96; and Chapter 9: “Design as Civic Virtue,” pp. 133-144 in Building Like Moses With Jacobs in Mind
April 8 – “Parks for Profit: The High Line, Growth Machines and the Uneven Development of Urban Public Spaces;” and “Community Parks Initiative Targeted Improvements“
April 17 – “De Blasio’s Doomed Housing Plan,” “Is a Rail Yard in Queens the Site of New York’s Next Mega-Development?,” and “Boost for Congestion Pricing in Manhattan as de Blasio Supports Cuomo Plan,”
May 6 – “Green is the New Brown: ‘Old School Toxics’ and Environmental Gentrification on a New York City Waterfront;” “Can New York City Survive the Sea?” and “Big Buildings Hurt the Climate. New York City Hopes to Change That.”
