Street Seats

Students Design and Build Downtown Portland's First Parklet

The newest addition to the city of Portland's Street Seats program is the result of a student team of designers and builders from Portland State University.

July 8, 2015 - Portland State University

Portland Parklet

Portland Parklets Program Gets Kicked to the Curb

A pilot program introduced parklets to Portland last summer to seemingly widespread applause. Fearing the loss of parking, a group representing downtown business owners has successfully lobbied the city to cancel the program in the downtown core.

April 17, 2013 - BikePortland.org

Mapping New York's Informal Street Furniture

Street Plans Collaborative, a New York-based urban planning and design firm, has begun an ambitious project to map the city's informal sidewalk seating culture. The project is asking the pubic to submit entries from their own observations.

March 3, 2013 - The Atlantic Cities

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