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DIY PedPlazas for Parking Day | RetROW.org

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DIY PedPlazas for Parking Day. On September 17th 2010 people all over the world celebrated Parking Day. By turning a parking space into a park… if only for a day. Here in Portland, several folks utilized reclaimed materials donated by the Rebuilding Center. To create PedPlaza style platforms. The design is simple, sturdy, and low-cost. If you decide to try one in your neighborhood, let us know! Video by Steve Bozzone / Intersection 911. Illustrations by Joshua Cohen / Fat Pencil Studio.

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2010 June | RetROW.org

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Archive for June, 2010. Pockets of Opportunity in Philadelphia. Prototype Walklet Installed in SF. Ocean Mist 2.0 theme is available from TenByTwenty.com. Designed by Ed Merritt. Masthead rendering by Fat Pencil Studio. Components by Rebar Group.

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About RetROW | RetROW.org

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Is a Portland, Oregon advocacy group committed to building community through creative use of public spaces. Some examples:. Ocean Mist 2.0 theme is available from TenByTwenty.com. Designed by Ed Merritt. Masthead rendering by Fat Pencil Studio. Components by Rebar Group.

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Prototype Walklet Installed in SF | RetROW.org

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Prototype Walklet Installed in SF. As part of San Francisco’s Pavement to Parks program. Three parking spaces on 22nd Ave have been converted into a mini park, complete with seating, bike parking and beautiful landscaping. Added after this picture was taken). The modular Walklet ™. Units were designed by Rebar Group, a San Francisco design studio that inspired the International Parking Day. Movement with their two hour “intervention” in a downtown SF parking space. This Park(ing). Designed by Ed Merritt.

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Uncategorized | RetROW.org

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Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category. Inspiration: A Resource List. DIY PedPlazas for Parking Day. Pockets of Opportunity in Philadelphia. Prototype Walklet Installed in SF. Ocean Mist 2.0 theme is available from TenByTwenty.com. Designed by Ed Merritt. Masthead rendering by Fat Pencil Studio. Components by Rebar Group.

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2013 March | RetROW.org

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Archive for March, 2013. Inspiration: A Resource List. Ocean Mist 2.0 theme is available from TenByTwenty.com. Designed by Ed Merritt. Masthead rendering by Fat Pencil Studio. Components by Rebar Group.

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PedPlazas | RetROW.org

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Walklet components, designed by Rebar Group, can be combined to create a Ped Plaza. The project was inspired by the pop-up parks created by San Francisco’s Pavement to Parks. Project. The concept is a natural fit for Portland, where the thriving pedestrian scene is often constricted by narrow sidewalks and a lack of “stopping points” along the most popular commercial avenues. Creating pockets of public space along the Historic Mississippi Avenue. The Alberta Arts District. And SE Clinton St. To fund thre...

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Pockets of Opportunity in Philadelphia | RetROW.org

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Pockets of Opportunity in Philadelphia. An innovative outreach program in Philadelphia is generating grassroots action in city planning. In 2007, the city launched the Imagine Philadelphia initiative. An effort to engage its everyday citizens in creating a vision for the future of their cityscape. Inspired by their city’s outreach effort, an informal group of planners and landscape architects called the Planning Collective. Responded with a plan to transform public right-of-way dead zones into microparks.

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Inspiration: A Resource List | RetROW.org

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Inspiration: A Resource List. We had a great time speaking with students at the American Institute of Architecture (AIAS) Quad Conference this afternoon! Thanks to everyone who came out to hear our talk and we hope you have a great time visiting the Rose City. Here are a few resources where you’ll find ideas, initiatives, and organizations dedicated to creative use of the right-of-way. San Francisco Pavement to Parks Program. This is the Little Life. Roadway Not Improved Project. Designed by Ed Merritt.