Hackney council is offering residents the chance to design their own ‘parklets’ to replace parking spaces on their streets. A trial scheme, launched this week, will support the installation of 15 parklets across the London borough. The trials will run from one to six months, after which the council will decide whether to make the parklets permanent. Each parklet will occupy a single parking space, with the design determined by residents. Features could include planters, bike racks, benches, notice boards and games. This initiative is the first in the UK - to allow residents to apply for uses within parking bays that are more than just car storage. This could be transformative for our streets, as non-car uses are permitted on the kerbside normally reserved exclusively for cars. For more information, see here.
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