Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France is sponsoring a parklet on 21st at Main: a fun, interactive public space for seating and a place for gathering. Spanning two parking stalls, the parklet’s custom “dipped” triangular benches will bridge the boulevard and extend to the sidewalk. With full funding for the parklet proper, the community public space initiative is headed toward fabrication early next year.
Mais ce n’est pas tout pour la chocolaterie!
To bring an even better public space to the neighbourhood, shop owner Anne-Geneviève Poitras needs your help to Kickstart extra features. As bicycle ridership on Main Street continues to grow, parklet designers at PWL Partnership Landscape Architects are collaborating with Vancouver Cycle Chic to include a bike bar. Take a break, have a snack, and read a book without leaving the seat of your bike! Also up for funding are large heavy duty umbrellas to provide shade from sun and rain.
Sponsor the bike bar and get sweet rewards.
Please visit http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1703309847/the-french-quarter-parklet to make a donation today.
Our parklet team consists of skilled designers, landscapers, and master carpenters. With over 30 years of experience in landscape architecture, PWL Partnership Landscape Architects has provided design services pro bono. 100% revenue of the fabrication of the parklet by Tradeworks will be invested back into training and support programs for at-risk youth with multiple barriers to employment.
In fall, the chocolaterie and PWL co-hosted a PARK(ing) Day installation that celebrated the mural painted by a local resident, leaving many neighbours and passersby excited to hear that this small public space would soon be permanent. This year’s Car Free Day announced the modest corner as “the French quarter,” inspiring the parklet’s name.
What began as an opportunity to build a new public space by a small family of chocolate lovers, designers, and artists has evolved into fostering community ties. The Mount Pleasant and Riley Park neighbourhoods await the French Quarter Parklet with excitement.
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