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Playful, portable, pliable interventions into street spaces: deploying a ‘playful parklet’ across Melbourne’s suburbs

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  • Quentin Stevens
  • Dale Leorke
  • Ha Minh Hai Thai
  • Troy Innocent
  • Carlo Tolentino

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A parklet is a small, relocatable public space installed onto kerb-side car-parking spaces. This article examines the evolving design, programming, approval process and reception of a ‘playful parklet’, available for free public use, which was transformed and relocated between four urban contexts in Melbourne. It demonstrated a creative, collaborative placemaking approach involving artists, game-makers, researchers, residents and local governments. Through analysis of its playful, portable and pliable design, the article highlights three areas of innovation: testing new post-COVID governance and engagement possibilities; incorporating adaptability and incremental adjustment into parklet design; and serving as a platform for new modes of social and spatial play.

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  • Quentin Stevens & Dale Leorke & Ha Minh Hai Thai & Troy Innocent & Carlo Tolentino, 2024. "Playful, portable, pliable interventions into street spaces: deploying a ‘playful parklet’ across Melbourne’s suburbs," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2), pages 231-251, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:29:y:2024:i:2:p:231-251
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2023.2227099
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