Pocket park

[1] They are frequently created on small, irregular pieces of public or private land, such as in vacant building lots, in brownfields, beside railways, beneath utility lines, or in parking spots.[4] Common elements of pocket parks include benches, tables, fountains, playgrounds, monuments, historic markers, art installations, barbecue pits, flower beds, community gardens, or basketball courts.As cities began to recover from the large-scale physical damage incurred by warfare, such as from bombings, limitations in capital, labor, and building materials necessitated cheap, easy, and minimalistic solutions to restore urban landscapes.Inspired by this readaptation of urban space, landscape architect and professor Karl Linn proposed the transformation of vacant lots in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. into neighborhood commons.[citation needed] Consequently, the development of pocket parks generally entails extensive public participation and collaboration between community members, landscape architects, municipal officials, and local institutions such as businesses or schools.[1] Pocket parks prevent overdevelopment in dense neighborhoods and vary the form of the built environment with islands of shade, quiet, and privacy, which may otherwise be difficult to find in urban areas.[1] These positive impacts are magnified in neighborhoods with low-income or racial minority populations, where green space may be scarce and the new development of larger-scale parks may be infeasible due to spatial or financial constraints.[8] One study conducted in Greenville, South Carolina, found that "attractively maintained small and medium parks have a positive influence on neighboring property values.[10] Patches of green landscaping and permeable surfaces within pocket parks can mitigate the urban heat island effect, aid in stormwater management, and help control microclimates.
Waterfall Garden Park, Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington
Paley Park in Midtown Manhattan , New York City, opened in 1967 as one of the earliest pocket parks and privately owned public spaces in the United States.
Pocket parks, such as the Balfour Street Park in Sydney, Australia , can be created from small unused areas of public land. [ 7 ]
A contingent from the Youth Opportunities Corps builds a pocket park on a main street in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in July 1973. The creation of pocket parks can promote civic engagement and a unified sense of community identity. [ 3 ]
A dog plays in Jardín Edith Sánchez Ramírez pocket park in Mexico City 's Colonia Roma neighborhood
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