Guardian: The idea is simple. Choose a street lined with cars, remove two of them, ring the space with plants, install a bench, table, bike racks and, hey presto: a park. A tiny one with a distinct rectangular shape perhaps, but still a park. Or, as those who created it say: a parklet. Four parklets are about to infiltrate the citadel of automobile worshipping Los Angeles, a pilot project that could lead to hundreds more. "The goal is to create public space and re-purpose how we use streets," says Madeline...
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2012/sep/23/mini-parks-transform-los-angeles
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