Expand public or private space with these digitally fabricated parklets to promote growing food in your community
Hello! We're so excited you're thinking about creating an edible parklet in your city. We love parklets, because not only do they challenge us to rethink a space normally reserved to store cars, but they also allow for more space for pedestrians. We've also seen how impactful they can be for small businesses, expanding their footprints past their doors. We look forward to designing with you!
- Krista Nightengale, Executive Director of the Better Block
With this project, you'll reimagine what a simple 20-feet-by-8-feet parking spot or similar space can be. Choosing from our designs, you can turn the concrete space into a community place for people to grow food, sit in nature and promote bio-diversity. The foundation of the design will be from the digital fabrication library Wikiblock, but you'll bring the colour and unique...
The idea is that city streets and sidewalks should be more of a destination - instead of the plastic protectors on the side of bike lanes, volunteers constructed wooden planters. We've shown them the art of the possible.
- Brad Anderson, State Director, Des Moines
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