There is a real opportunity to make bus stops playful spaces. Would definitely help make waiting at a bus stop with smallies less stressful! Sufficient vertical and horizontal shelter and visual interest too please. Opportunities to sit.
@PlayfulParadigm @APlayfulCity
@G_Ni_Chaiside talking about the 'power of doing' and the desire to see partnerships between people/groups and building owners in Sligo town to make more use of spaces @sligococo @riotsligo #RIOTSligo
A great quote from Danish architect Jan Gehl shared by @NathalieWeadick during @riotsligo:
“First life, then spaces, then buildings – the other way around never works… Make it nice where you are, and put the density on top.”
#placemaking#sligo#riotsligo
All in the name of ‘tidying up’ the weeds he said?! Yes it’s on private land, land that has not been used by anyone in many years, yet home to countless creatures, pulled asunder. It seems Biodiversity is a dirty word around here @sligocountycouncil @BioDataCentre
FA|Observes The birds are really living their best life right now, free to roam the clear skies. Or indeed, is it I? Having the time to sit, observe & work from home, looking out over our garden & the Atlantic… instagram.com/p/B_huUNGn8Kh/…
2no. new tree pits thus far for Sligo’s Main Street, O Connell St. The major street works are being completed as part of the much awaited public realm enhancements as designed by @bdp_com. These improvements will… instagram.com/p/B2UStrQiLOE/…
On a recent trip to Berlin I noticed many of these new City Trees, I'm inspired to know they are in fact sponsored by private people. What a wonderful way for people to shape their own streets, becoming the gardeners of their own public space. CheckIt @sligococo@TreadSoftlyFest
Good morning #Berlin and Beyond!
Here's a piece of very positive news to start the day with: several new Stadtbäume, or City Trees, have been planted in Riemannstr. in #Kreuzberg. Sponsored by private people, in this case by Hannah & Kolja - whom we thank and say "Jut jemacht!"
Sligo can be heaven...
with coffee on the wall and it’s not yet eleven. Considering the beauty and the potential of the town ahead of tomorrow’s Sligo Dream Project #treadsoftlyfestival @ River Garavogue instagram.com/p/B0dFqdIC9xi/…