Green Street Pocket Parks- £20,000

The Pocket Parks Initiative will create a greener, healthier, more welcoming Green Street, one tiny space at a time.

Green Street has high levels of traffic and minimal greenery, making it a challenging environment for pedestrians and cyclists to navigate comfortably despite its busy atmosphere and high footfall. Through the Green Street Pocket Park Initiative, the area can be strategically transformed to host a variety of portable, moveable micro-parks full of greenery, seating, and traffic calming all in one. They are designed to provide cycle parking too. And each one only takes up the size of a single car parking space.

Each Pocket Park will provide inclusive seating designs that are accessible for all mobility needs, and offer a breath of fresh air (literally) for anyone needing to take a seat. Beyond the additional green space and public realm improvements, the Pocket Park Initiative will work with Newham community groups to provide chances for local schools, allotments, and volunteer organisations to cultivate and maintain the micro-spaces for gardening and growing, adding additional community benefits to each Pocket Park.