Team Spot examined the issue of abandoned urban spaces and the adverse affects they have on the communities in which they’re located. In a city with property values as high as San Francisco, it’s shocking how much wasted space can be found. What to do with it all? Who better to ask than those who live there?
The Green Spot initiative endeavors to reclaim these abandoned spaces by first engaging residents in the urban planning process, then facilitating the means by which their aspirations — parks, gardens, dog runs, businesses — can be implemented through an ongoing process of community engagement, development and sponsorship.