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26 Jan

San Francisco proposes using empty lots for temporary green spaces

Posted January 26, 2010 by palmsundae in Global cities, Governments, public space. Tagged: , , , , , , .

The San Francisco Chronice published an interesting article about how San Francisco is offering developer incentives to turn empty lots into temporary green spaces: potted trees, thirteen foot tall miscanthus grasses that capture carbon, artists’ spaces, and a garden tended by homeless.  Could this be a green solution to the Great Recession’s impact on real estate development, replacing blight with food, habitat, and public spaces?

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