Pocket plazas

 Eric Booth (well known in Southville and cycling circles and all-round good person) raised the idea of 'pocket plazas' while Bristol was a cycling city. Here is the email he sent to me about it at the time



'With momentum behind making our streets more pleasant, accessible and welcoming to people it might be time to revisit a Cycling City idea that was 'parked'.

The 'Bristol Pocket Plaza' would be a modular, freestanding and moveable unit that could be used on every street in the city. It would take the space of 1 or 2 car spaces and could be delivered on the back of a small truck. It would include:
- a bench
- a planter
- a notice board
- bike stands with option for them to be covered and secure or basic stands

Each location would have a 'sponsor' prepared to keep an eye on it, look after the planter, update the notice board and report problems. Could be a shop or residents group.

Could be used for 'suck it and see' traffic calming and DIY street changes.

Never progressed but worth dusting off? Need a picture or design. Could be a competition?

Eric'

I've always thought that something like this would be a great way of doing just a small thing to break up 'streets as a car park syndrome'. So how do we make it happen.....idea for Bristol as a Green Capital, anyone?