BID Can Help You Create a Parklet
By • August 20, 2014 0 956
The Georgetown Business Improvement District wants to help create parkets around town. The following is from the Georgetown BID:
D.C.’s PARK(ing) Day will be Sept. 19. PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks, sometimes called “parklets.”
The Georgetown BID will assist businesses interested installing a temporary park near their location obtain the required permits from the District Department of Transportation. The temporary parklets must be located in a metered parking space where there are no rush-hour restrictions. They must also be open to the public and free of commercial activity.
The BID will also grant a $500 stipend to up to five innovative parklet designs.
