NeighborSpace (Chicago)
Chicago, United States · Operator: NeighborSpace
Overview
A Chicago land trust (founded 1996) that secures citizens' otherwise-temporary community gardens permanently by taking title and leasing back at a nominal fee — the 'permanent-protection' end of interim use.
Citizen participation
Acquires title to vacant lots for community groups and leases them back for a nominal fee (e.g. $1/yr); groups need ~3 leaders + 10 stakeholders to qualify.
Operating model
A non-profit land trust founded jointly by the city, park district and county forest preserve, permanently protecting community-garden lots from development.
Impact
A nationally referenced land-tenure model for protecting community gardens from development.
Land tenure
A land trust holds title and leases back to community groups at a nominal fee ($1/yr) for permanent protection.
Crops
- vegetables
- flowers
Scale
約100サイト・23エーカーを保全（2015年時点）。
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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