How community activists are taking city planning into their own hands and creating pedestrian-friendly blocks via pop-up urbanism.
The recession may have robbed city governments of the wherewithal to enhance public places. But some undaunted architects, planners, and community activists are trying urban design experiments that are deliberately cheap, temporary, and unofficial. And sometimes these modest but audacious interventions lead to altered municipal policies and lasting changes in the cityscape. http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/street-makeovers-put-new-spin-on-the-block-38926/
Article courtesy of Smart Growth Online from Miller-McCune.com by Tom Jacobs
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