The Sidewalk Ballet Field Guide

The Sidewalk Ballet Field Guide is a growing collection of people, organizations, projects, books, ideas and ongoing conversations about cities and the people who shape them. It grows out of the podcast, but extends well beyond it—connecting the people doing the work, the places where it’s happening, and the ideas, experiments and resources worth carrying forward. Think of it as part reference library, part trail of breadcrumbs: a way to follow the conversation wherever it leads.

Explore by type, browse alphabetically or by date, or search for something specific. Follow the tags to discover connections—or explore the map to see where the people, projects and ideas in the Field Guide take us.

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Zine Archive

The Youth-Led Libraries Zine Archive is a collection of zines created by New York City teens imagining what the libraries of the future could—and should—be. Developed through the Urban Design Forum’s Youth-Led Libraries of the Future project, the zines capture young people’s ideas about belonging, creativity, safety, technology, and public space, turning their experiences and aspirations into a colorful record of youth-led civic imagination.

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