Street Pockets help residents meet the neighbours

Residents in Bristol converted street parking bays into public spaces that enabled them to socialise with neighbours.

The Street Pockets project was run by sustainable transport charity Sustrans.

The project seeks to encourage residents to take the lead in creating better community spaces in what are often congested residential streets where space is at a premium. The street pockets are also designed to encourage passing traffic that the roads are a place where people live and to slow...

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