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Thinkin' about so-called third places (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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You may have heard of third places before, but in case it's new to you, they're essentially community spaces where you can chill & socialize...Like here, I suppose! But typically they refer to in-person community spaces.

Does your area of the world still have a number of these, or are they in the decline? Do you know if your in-person communities are trying to establish or renovate theirs to help people connect or reconnect with one another?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been thinking about turning the parking lot of an out of business big box store into a temporary third place on the weekends. Some sidewalk chalk and small canopies to make a place people want to hang out at.

It's more c/tacticalurbanism related, but it would be better than what my area currently has

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a fun idea! Would you have to get it okayed by your local gov first, or would it being a semi-regular temporary activity kind of it help it get by without that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think that it would be okay to not inform the local gov because would be temporary. That's usually the theme of tactical urbanism is just going out and doing the deed by yourself to show what it could look like