| www.FutureofFortLauderdale.com A list of links to web sites related to Downtown Fort Lauderdale's future. Click here for WALKABLENEWS (a newsletter) Click HERE to send comments and to recommend web links. QUESTIONS FROM THE CITY |
| Wild Ideas (pie in the sky?) 1) Music to walk past. Disney does it, Univeral Studios does it. When you walk past rocks along walkways in theme parks, inspiring music keeps you "energized" -- so why not feature new artists and pump local artists' music to offset the sounds of the city? 2) Poetry sidewalks. Some airports in Europe offer passersby poetry and quotations on digital boards. The future of Fort Lauderdale could have digital or LED display panels for pedestrians to read. Speakers along sidewalks could offer poetry recitations. 3) Monument walks - In some European cities, markers in the side walk suggest where pedestrians can walk. Why not connect Las Olas to Riverfront and the Beach with a "monument walk" or "Historical Art Walk"? 4) "Whistory" markers: Plaques ("web spots") that give web addresses for "more history" on web sites... WebHISTORY = Whistory. For example, the Kinney Tunnel could have a "Yellow Button" with a logo that indicates "more information on this web site." 5) Teaching moments What can the art, architecture and sidewalks provide to teach youngsters about history? Plaques in sidewalks with changing info, perhaps every 15 seconds. Geography in sidewalks Science in the MODS Plaza 6) More art in public places (see the examples of Naples and Delray Beach) 7) Sunpass for People This is an idea that was seen in the 1983 movie Bladerunner -- a pen carries your "credits" and computers scan the pen wherever you buy something. Mobil has SpeedPass -- you wave a wand and your credit card is charged. How about Sunpass for People? (This name was created by Bob Finch at bob@finch.org). You walk into a room for a morning meeting and you are charged $5 for breakfast. The non-profit organization doesn't have to beg for contributions (and the coffee is good). Read more about it. 8) Protection for Pedestrians Protection from sun and protection from RAIN. Canopies for Customers, Awnings for Amblers, Pergolas for People 9) Put something new in the sidewalks. Along RIVERWALK, why not have a glass block in the side walk with water draining under the walk. Perhaps a closed pond could be created and pedestrians could be walking over an under-sidewalk pond... At the TUNNEL, why not drill down and put a SKYLIGHT into the tunnel's roof, so that pedestrians can look down at passing cars. 10) Put something interesting on walls. As pedestrians, we are "pulled along" to look at interesting art and things that change. See points 1-2-3-4 above. 11) Put a large statue on Las Olas. How about inviting the artist who created the Statue of WOrld Peace to put his statue in Fort Lauderdale? Maybe in a square created in NE Fort Lauderdale around 3rd Avenue and NE 4th Street? |
| Culture Film Festival www.fliff.com Renaissance Festival www.ren-fest.com Salons Think tanks Discussion Groups Center for Creating the Future www.creatingthefuture.org Sunday Salon "We don't need setbacks." "Setbacks set back our city." "We need "at-grade" retail." Click here to see "Conversations that block progress." Museums Art Museum of Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery www.mods.org Fort Lauderdale Historical Society www.flhsphotos.org Studies, Planning, etc. UDATS - a transportation study that included a proposal for a shuttle parallel to Broward Blvd. Parking could be near I-95 and a shuttle bus running east on NW 2nd Street would get around traffic jams on Broward Blvd. Cultural Affairs Study - a study completed in 2001 and printed on 11" x 17" paper in color proposed adding graphics and information to ordinary road signs. Worth considering. The Future of Parking - by Center for Creating the Future, offered keys points to guide the provision of parking in Broward Parking. |
| Architecture The H/ARTWalk aha! Art, History and Architecture connected by a pedestrian walkways. Paths can be marked with small signs viewable by pedestrians. Signs could be made interesting enough to encourage drivers to park and walk over to find out what the signs are pointing at. Landmarks What are the highpoints of a walking tour? Here are some suggestions... Send your recommendations. Tony Abbate Work by Abbate's students: they designed a proposed Plaza del Sol in the current space near the Stranahan House (proposed web site, awaiting web space) anthonyabbatearchitect.com More plaques (like the one below) are needed to remind pedestrians of the city's heritage and potential for the future. Friendly streets Streets in Bogota Microcentro in Buenos Aires |
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| Education The future of a city rests on a number of forces. One force for integrating new ideas is education. Discussion Groups Center for Creating the Future MEETS LAST Thursday of each month at 201 E. Davie Blvd, SE 12 St 7-8:30 pm SUNDAY SALON on Las Olas MEETS 12-2 pm at MANGOS, 900 East Las Olas Blvd., most Sundays, call 954 646 8246 or check here Schools Charter School of Excellence charterschool.com/charter_intro.html Broward Public Schools Fort Lauderdale High School firn.edu/schools/broward/ftlaud-hs/ief.htm Virginia Young School www.vsy.f2s.com/ Innovative Educators Visual Teaching TeachersToTeachers.com Textbooks on CD Math is Visual (for Artists) Math With Playing Cards What if thousands of non- teachers taught for one or two years in the public schools? |
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| VISIT >> aha! art walk Click for larger view From an advertisement Feb. 16, 2003 |
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| Yes, this photo was taken in a mirror. What is the name of the tunnel? Who was Mr. Kinney? Why is his name on the tunnel? Someone was grateful for his contribution towards the tunnel's construction. What did Mr. K do? |
Suggested location of the "Web Spot" on the Tunnel: www.flhsphotos.org |
| ftlhistory.com << suggested Web Spot sign |
| Our city needs retail shops and art galleries along Riverwalk. Why? Click here to find out more |
| What will the Future of Downtown Fort Lauderdale include? "Lots of art, everywhere, and shade from the sun." S.S., artist and teacher. "Protection from rain." "Improved signs." -- parking study, March 2003. Random notes about transportation (CLICK HERE) |
| www.ifrc.org International Red Cross |
| Very good! You noticed that the tunnel photo is reversed! It was taken in the rear view mirror... So, you thought it was a tunnel in England? |
| “What Did You Learn in School?” “They-Should-Teach-That-In-School” What Should Schools Teach? What Should Teachers Teach? What Should Students Learn? Teacher Quality |
| Discussion Group ON LAS OLAS "Walkable Fort Lauderdale" Meet at MANGOS NEXT MEETING: Last SUNDAY of the month |
| Photo of a "speaker rock" is needed here |
| <<< who is that? Or who was that? What's wrong with this photo? |
| <<< Nothing much to see...yet... |
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| http://www.goriverwalk.com/arts.htm List of organizations that are associated with Fort Lauderdale's down town... http://www.flausa.com/destinations/location.php/location=ci-fld How does FLAUSA.com see Fort Lauderdale? Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Enclave of historical houses dating back to the early 1900’s known as Old Fort Lauderdale. The Old Fort Lauderdale Museum of History and King Cromartie House showcase the Society’s permanent collections and changing exhibitions reflecting the history and heritage of the Fort Lauderdale community. 219 SW 2 Street (954) 463- 4431 www.oldfortlauderdale.org Quality reproductions of these historic photographs are available for purchase at reasonable prices. Proceeds from the sale of photographs supports the programs and activities of the Historical Society. CLICK HERE for photos www.flhsphotos.org Consider attending the NEXT DISCUSSION ON LAS OLAS "Sunday Salon" (an informal discussion group) INDEX What makes a street FRIENDLY? Pergolas for people Other cities have friendly streets: Streets in HAVANA Streets in EUROPE Streets in BOGOTA ART WALK Sunday Salon (Discussion Group) Setbacks are for Suburbs (we want shops) PisoASOD Walkable NEWS (a newsletter) |
| Pedestrians in search of Arts Shopping and Other Distractions (ASOD)... We, the founders of PisoASOD, are pedestrians and we hope people reading this web page will agree that walking along streets in a city could be more interesting. Please look at the BLUE STRIPE on the INDEX page (THIS PAGE) of this web site and read some of the suggestions for making a walk more interesting... PisoASOD Pedestrians in search of Arts, Shopping and Other Districtions (PisoASOD) could have shade and protection from rain at every corner of Downtown Fort Lauderdale... what do you think? Who will design a Pergola for Street Corners? Walkable News (an online version of the articles about Walkable Fort Lauderdale) |
| Tip about Privacy... Are your phone numbers listed on Google.com? IF YOU'RE NOT LISTED, THERES NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT If you go to www.google.com and type in your telephone number it will actually pull up directions to your house. Many people are unaware of this. Go to www.google.com then type in your phone number separated by hyphens, including area code, and click on Google>Search. If your phone number is listed, it will show your name and address and give you two map options: Yahoo and MapQuest. See how accurate the map is to your home. Any person wishing to discover the physical location of a phone number, be it a home or business address, could use this feature to locate a physical street address, and receive directions on how to get there from anywhere in the country. Google has made available an option that will allow you to REMOVE your telephone number from the database that is linked to the mapping feature. You will first need to check if your number is listed in this manner by attempting a search, entering your full telephone number separated by dashes e.g. 555-555-5555). If the number appears in the mapping database, an icon resembling a telephone will appear to the left of first or second entry on the results page. Clicking on this icon will take you to a page containing a description of the service, and a link to request your number be removed from the database. Just follow the instructions. anywho.com, whitepages.com and other services also might have your phone numbers in their databases and each must be contacted separately.... Visit a web site for students www.HACCesol.tk Get a FREE DOMAIN at www.dot.tk (Thanks, Maysam!) SAMPLE of McCrea's Web Site construction Interesting sites Soft Power and Building International Bridges By Internet BIBBI Prof. Joseph Nye describes soft power as the ability to persuade opponents that there is something attractive and positive in your culture... Hard Power contained the Soviet expansion, but soft power helped to erode the country from within. Nye suggests that the next stage in the Afghan and Iraq campaigns should be creating 1000 schools equipped with computers and TVs and DVD programming. What else is needed? (click here) NYTIMES Routinized Learning and Guided Discovery a paper by Andrea Gopnik UC Berkeley Psychology Dept. |
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| QUESTIONS Walkable Fort Lauderdale - Interim Report about the Master Plan (Nov. 2002) |
| Click here to see VISION BROWARD Click here to learn about STREET ARTISTS |
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