REMAPPING PAR
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Community Garden Beds
Community Green Houses
Healing & Sensory Gardens
Meeting House
Developed by Sweet Water Foundation for the Re-Mapping the Publics… (2023). Shared under Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. info@sweetwaterfoundation.com
The Chicago Park District focuses on enhancing the “quality of life” through “recreation and leisure opportunities” and providing “safe, inviting, and beautifully maintained parks and facilities.” What if? ... the Chicago Parks District enhanced the quality of life of residents by supporting neighborhood nodes as safe, inviting, and beautiful spaces beyond the boundaries of traditional parks? Nodes, like The Commonwealth, would provide regenerative forms of recreation by engaging residents in the hands-on cultivation of productive landscapes - producing flowers, fruit, herbs, and vegetables - and equipping them with the experience, and tools to apply their skills in spaces across the neighborhood.