“We think of the parklets as a respite from the hardness of our city streets. Pedestrians and tenants love happening upon them. They are like little secret gardens.”
– Barbara A. Blair, President, Garment District Alliance
|
Our parklets are natural, robust, and scalable. They can can be a single sidewalk planter, a parking-space-sized parklet to an entire city block. We work with BIDS, individual business owners, and community groups to customize parklets to meet their budget and community needs.
|
We gather the local community and provide a hands-on educational planting. We believe in the importance of community involvement; whether an individual is walking by and plants a bamboo, or devotes their entire lunch hour to contribute to the parklet planting.
|
We host workshops in our parklets ranging from making seed ball to plant based fabric dyeing. We partner with local organizations to bring the best programming.
|
“Their charm is that they are not a lot of work, and not particularly big, but they really enhance the street. It’s a relatively nimble way to reclaim public space.”
– Polly Trottenberg, NYC Transportation Commissioner
NYT Article: "Prime Parking Spaces for People, Not Cars" by Winnie Hu
"Parklet installation coincided with a substantial (an average of 20%) boost in sales for nearby businesses"
– University City District Report
