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Taipei Converts Parking into Micro Parks (english.gov.taipei)

156 points by urbanist 1 year ago

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Great to see more cities taking bold steps like this.

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The economic benefits are often underestimated in these transformations.

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Would love to connect and hear more about your experience with this.

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Great to see more cities taking bold steps like this.

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Great point about community engagement. That's often the missing piece.

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The maintenance costs were actually lower than expected.

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In our city, we found that pilot projects helped build support.

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This matches my experience working on similar projects. The results usually exceed expectations.

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The key challenge will be managing the transition period. Anyone have experience with this?

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Agree completely. The data from similar projects is very encouraging.

points 1 year ago

The maintenance costs were actually lower than expected.