{"id":3014,"date":"2009-06-13T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2009-06-13T20:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/?p=3014"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:42:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:42:17","slug":"recipe-for-a-block-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2009\/06\/13\/recipe-for-a-block-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe for a Block Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Belgrave<\/a>
\nMy block is having a party! Right here, right now. Outside my front door children are super-soaking each other, running through sprinklers, and selling lemonade. The traffic calming infrastructure is doubling as a volley-ball net and lawn chairs are filling the street as people crowd around to hear a choir of little girls with flowers in their hair.<\/p>\n

Grown ups are garage-sale-ing and swapping bevvies, and a massive BBQ mounted on a bike has appeared a little way down the block.<\/p>\n

\"belgrave<\/a><\/p>\n

6 weeks ago we got a slip in the mail announcing the date. I was so thrilled that I got in touch with Sophie, a mother of 2 who lives across the street and organized the event to coincide with her son’s birthday. She gave the the low down on how to make it happen.<\/p>\n

She applied for a permit with the NDG-CDN Sports & Loisirs<\/em> department 2 months in advance (the borough asks for 50 days to evaluate the application). The borough requires that 3 conditions be met in order to insure the event:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. People must be present guard the barriers at either end of the block at all times. They are responsible for moving the barriers in case emergency vehicles need to access the site<\/li>\n
  2. Alcohol and BBQs have to stay off the street but may consumed on private lawns, balconies and walkways.<\/li>\n
  3. No vendors are permitted (but garage sales and a kids’ lemonade stand seem to be just fine.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This morning the borough dropped off barriers to block the street to traffic as well as a permit slip which she has posted on her front door. A borough rep also passes every 2 hours to keep an eye on things. If all goes well, we can have up to 1 block party per season – that’s 4 times per year. Maybe I’ll organize the winter carnival version…<\/p>\n

    In the meantime, I decided it was a perfect occasion to break out the Fender Blender<\/a> – a bicycle powered smoothie maker – and meet some peops from up and down the street. I have just traded a smoothie for a red cowboy hat. Hot.
    \n    \"belgrave<\/a><\/p>\n

    Traffic calming pilons double as a volley-ball net.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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