Interesting experiment happening in Vancouver, BC. Reminds me of the PARKing days that happen here in the U.S., only this one’s permanent.
The City’s Green Team was out shovelling dirt on Robson Street:
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“Urban Pasture” is another trial project in amenity-making, this time in the parking lane on the south side of the 1000-block Robson – just in front of the Cafe Crepe where the sidewalk narrows. (Decades ago, the City required six-foot setbacks for any new construction, the intent being to widen the street for another traffic lane to handle vehicle growth. That ain’t gonna happen – but the setback remains so that now the sidewalks can be widened for pedestrians. This is one of the remaining choke points.)
Similar to Parallel Park off Main Street, Urban Pasture will provide a small seating space and landscaping. It isn’t even finished, and already people are filling the seats.
But there are two other aspects of note: first, this structure is in what was once the rush-hour lane, where the parking was stripped during the morning…
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