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Gap spaceActiveSince 2015

Vienna Grätzloase

Vienna, Austria · Operator: City of Vienna(Local Agenda 21)

Overview

A Vienna program (since 2015) that funds citizens to temporarily turn public space into gardens, growing spaces and parklets — an overseas model of government funding citizen interim use.

Citizen participation

The city grants citizens up to €5,000 to temporarily activate public space with parklets, planting and community gardens.

Operating model

A municipal grant-funded tactical-urbanism program supporting citizen-initiated interim activation.

Impact

Internationally noted for paying citizens to drive interim activation.

Land tenure

License / permitInterim use

City-funded temporary occupation of public space; time-limited interim use.

Crops

  • vegetables
  • herbs
  • flowers

Scale

2015年以降140件超の暫定プロジェクト。

Sources(1)

This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.

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