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Playful Participatory Design

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Gardens For Life empowers communities to imagine better places to play outside, whether that place is a schoolyard, park, vacant lot, or sidewalk. 

Pop-up adventure playground at a block party in Jamaica Plain

What if a planning meeting felt like a block party where people socialize, share ideas, and visualize changes using temporary structures? 

We collaborate with community members to hold participatory planning events that expand the definition of play and galvanize support for great play spaces.

Sharing ideas to improve Ramsay Park, Roxbury
Sharing play memories at Mattapan Square Farmer’s Market

Adults share memories of how they played when they were kids. All ages play with open-ended materials like cardboard boxes, fabric, and chalk, and use the materials to test out design improvements, either in real space or on a 3-D model.

Playful, creative spatial planning at Moakley Park, South Boston
Youth from the Hyde Park Green Team test out ways to incorporate play in public space
Somerville residents plan ways to calm traffic at a hazardous intersection
Pop-up adventure playground at Moakley Park, South Boston

Gardens For Life is thrilled to partner with Neighborways Design, a planning and design firm committed to transforming streets into safe and more beautiful places for everyone. Learn more about the Neighborways Design team, and see how they’re building networks of welcoming streets that invite everyone to walk, bike, and play.

Get in touch if you’re ready to use the power of play to imagine great outdoor spaces!

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