While walking through the site, property owners who held vacant structures offered access to their buildings for use by pop-up shops during the project. A handful of great, historic structures (above) have the potential to be quickly converted to cafes, markets, or art galleries. If you’re interested in developing a shop for the project, be sure to fill out the following application form. The cut-off date for applications will be April 29th. A tour for pop-up shop participants will take place on April 15th at 6pm on the corner of 25th and Venable Street.
After the community walk, participants learned more about the history of the Better Block project as well as hearing examples from recent projects. The following schedule has been laid out for the complete project:
April 15: 6pm Corner of 25th & Venable – Tour of vacant properties with potential pop up shops April 29: Application for pop up due June 11 and 12: pre build workshop* June 13 and 14: Better Block
For additional questions regarding the project, please contact Max Hepp-Buchanan, Director of Bike Walk RVA at max@sportsbackers.org.
* the Pre-Build workshop will take place on site of the Better Block and allows a chance for participants to gather their materials, gain access to vacant properties, and help assemble things needed for the completed project. More details to come!
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