How to activate a vacant lot
- Krista Nightengale
- Feb 5, 2015
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 26, 2019
While there are many ways to activate a vacant lot (including converting it to a public plaza), we converted a grassy space between buildings into an activity zone during the 2015 Akron Better Block, with ping pong, pop-up soccer games, yoga classes and tai chi. Here’s how.




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