Kisetsu-no-komichi Green Garden (Kawasaki)
Kawasaki, Japan · Operator: 川崎市（地域団体運営）
Overview
A Kawasaki planned-road site (~640㎡) used by the community as interim greenery/growing space until the road project advances — a pattern of citizens temporarily using a government project site.
Citizen participation
Until the road project proceeds, local groups and residents maintain it as flower beds, greenery and growing space.
Operating model
A planned-road site used as an interim open space until construction starts; featured in MLIT's low-/under-used space interim-use casebook.
Impact
Recorded in a national casebook as a model for interim open-space use of a planned-road site.
Land tenure
Interim use of a planned-road public site until the project proceeds.
Crops
- vegetables
- flowers
Scale
640 m² — 都市計画道路予定地 約640㎡の暫定利用。
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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