District of Berlin: Prenzlauer Berg / Street: Oderberger Straße
In the course of road construction a citizens’ group and the city council made an agreement for the further design of the pavement.
The city council provided 55 mobile planters. The citizens founded an incorporated society (“Bürgersteig e.V.”) which organise the care of the planters.
The city council is still the owner of the planters and pays the bill for water.
The inhabitants can create the planters according to their own wishes but have to pay the plants
Good Practice Topics
Type of Tool
Good Practice Target Groups
Objectives
What makes it a good practice or tool?
- With less money the inhabitants can create a garden direct in front of their house.
- In a big city (which tends to be anonymous) inhabitants have a better chance to come in contact with their neighbours.
Materials
Implementation
Evaluation
Συμβουλές
Aims and Outcomes
- increase of biodiversity (biotope for insects)
- optic effects (embellishment of the urban district)
- increase of the sense of responsebility for the urban district
