JR Chuo Line Viaduct 'Nonomichi' Community Garden
Tokyo, Japan · Operator: NPO法人 birth × JR東日本
Overview
Community gardens created under the JR Chuo Line viaduct by the NPO birth and JR East with citizen participation (since 2014) — a pattern for using railway viaduct gap space for citizen greening.
Citizen participation
Citizen-participatory community gardens built under the viaduct, with seasonal events.
Operating model
The railway's (JR East) viaduct space is run by an environmental NPO with citizen participation — use of railway-infrastructure gap space.
Impact
Showed a model for converting railway viaduct gap space into neighbourhood greenery and community.
Land tenure
Railway-owned viaduct space operated by an NPO under a use agreement.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
- flowers
Scale
JR中央線 武蔵境〜東小金井の高架下「ののみち」沿線に2か所のコミュニティガーデン。
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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