The Placemaking Round-Up
A biweekly newsletter with public space news, resources, and opportunities.
The Biweekly Bazaar
A curated dispatch on all things public markets plus the latest announcements from the Market Cities Program.
A biweekly newsletter with public space news, resources, and opportunities.
A curated dispatch on all things public markets plus the latest announcements from the Market Cities Program.
Please note that these Hall of Shame nominations were written in a moment in time (most over a decade ago) and likely have since changed or even been transformed. If the above entry is now great, or still not so great, go ahead and comment below on how it has evolved or nominate it as a great place.
In 2013, the Better Block team of Dallas, Texas attended Melbourne's Sustainable Living Festival to better understand the needs of Australians and promote their message of walkability, mobility, and sustainability. That October, neighbors of Clovelly Road in Sydney quickly seized this call to action, ready to reimagine their own block as safer, greener, and more livable neighborhood destination for a single day. At the heart of their efforts was a long-term vision for a walkable, verdant retail corridor linking Sydney’s inland Centennial Park to the Pacific Ocean at Clovelly Beach. With the help of dozens of local businesses along with extensive and persistent outreach, the event fostered a great sense of cohesion within the community. Event planners enlisted the support of design professionals, community groups, local businesses, and hundreds of volunteers who supplied the various elements ranging from potted landscaping, live music, and pop-up stores to back massages, coffee, bike repair, custom seating, and brick-and-mortar gallery space. Event planners believe the attendance ranged somewhere from two to three thousand people in a strong showing of support for a Better Block in their corner of the city.
Photo credits, from left: Elin Bandmann via Facebook, Louise Hawson via Flickr, Clovelly Road via Facebook , Clovelly Road via Facebook, Clovelly Road via Facebook, Louise Hawson via Flickr
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Twitter: @clovellyroad
*Please note that these Hall of Shame nominations were written in a moment in time (most over a decade ago) and likely have since changed or even been transformed. If the above entry is now great, or still not so great, go ahead and comment below on how it has evolved or nominate it as a great place.
