TEMPORARY
URBANISM
IN WASHINGTON DC
Kimberly Driggins, Associate Director of
Citywide Planning
September 2013
Cities need to use their assets more intensely
Available Sites
Vibrant Destinations
Vacant Spaces
Animated Showcases
Bruce Monroe Interim Park
Small Businesses
Shared Uses
Image by Sal Ferro
Image by Sal Ferro
Artomatic Arts Festival
We’re
Sharing
July 23 – August 15,
2010
17 Designers
1,600+ visitors
Pop Up Market at the “Lightbox”
(Former MPD Evidence Warehouse)
Photo credit: David Y. Lee
LUMEN8Anacostia at Night
USING THE ARTS FOR PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION: CENTRAL 14TH ST
CENTRAL 14TH STREET
Plaza mockup
Plaza Outline
Finished Plaza
Temporary Seating
Painting Plaza
Landscaped Plantings
CENTRAL 14TH STREET
Temporary street furniture
Design Charrette
Design Build Workshop and Installation
CENTRAL 14TH STREET
OpenKitch’n Culture Crawl
11
Mural and Food Crawl
What’s Next: Creative Play
Space Design Competition
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Atlanta, Georgia
Malmo, Sweden
Paris, France
Houston, Texas
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
Kimberly C. Driggins,
Associate Director of Citywide Planning
District of Columbia Office of Planning
1100 4th Street, SW, Suite E650
Washington DC 20024
(202) 442-7624
kimberly.driggins@dc.gov
Facebook & Twitter @OPinDC @Driggs16DC
www.planning.dc.gov