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| + | This project is intended to create a model for sustainable alleys of the future for our city and region... yeah, maybe the world. One of our culture's least favorable faces can be found in our alleys. So often an alley is a visible representation of the worst of our culture...the waste, trash, concrete...no life...an urban wasteland. And yet, we long for a more respectful relationship with the earth than our alleys represent. The way we treat the earth in our alleys hurts our whole earth community. What a possibility they represent to bring new life to our alleys and make them a source of vitality and renewal to our community. What new life could the light from the sun bring forth in an alley? The people Africa imagined a different future for their alleys and they now have "alley farms" that help feed their community. A grandmother in one of the poorest, polluted areas of the world...has created thriving green oasis' in the alleys of Jakarta. Our alleys spaces have great possibilities...we need to just envision a new future and make it happen. Who knows where this may lead...all we need is one green alley...and then another. | ||
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| + | This is the story of one alley in Detroit. It is between Canfield and Prentis off Second in the midtown section of Detroit. | ||
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[[Image:alley-july-west.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The alley in July - facing west]] | [[Image:alley-july-west.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The alley in July - facing west]] | ||
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This project is intended to create a model for sustainable alleys of the future for our city and region... yeah, maybe the world. One of our culture's least favorable faces can be found in our alleys. So often an alley is a visible representation of the worst of our culture...the waste, trash, concrete...no life...an urban wasteland. And yet, we long for a more respectful relationship with the earth than our alleys represent. The way we treat the earth in our alleys hurts our whole earth community. What a possibility they represent to bring new life to our alleys and make them a source of vitality and renewal to our community. What new life could the light from the sun bring forth in an alley? The people Africa imagined a different future for their alleys and they now have "alley farms" that help feed their community. A grandmother in one of the poorest, polluted areas of the world...has created thriving green oasis' in the alleys of Jakarta. Our alleys spaces have great possibilities...we need to just envision a new future and make it happen. Who knows where this may lead...all we need is one green alley...and then another.
This is the story of one alley in Detroit. It is between Canfield and Prentis off Second in the midtown section of Detroit.
Green Alley Project 101 An introduction to the project.
Green Alley - Sustainable Design Features - describes the green features that are incorporated into the design.
Green Alley Calendar Calendar of events
Green Alley Research Center - documents the research we've done on developing our approach to the Green Alley...a great resource for others to us.
Green Alley Management Page Meeting agendas and to-do lists
