How cool is this? UIC Art and Design student Joe Baldwin came up with the idea of adding a flatbed carriage to Chicago’s equivalent of its tube carriages. The result is a mobile green space for all to enjoy and its intention is to promote the use of responsible materials as well as urban stewardship and sustainability.
The intention is for it to launch on Earth Day and travel through Chicago for a month. Permission has been granted from the Chicago Transit Authority, but it’s yet to be picked up and implemented (the above is a mock-up to the best of my knowledge). Hopefully we’ll see it kicking around on Kickstarter – if it’s not picked up and supported by a corporation – some time soon.
As an aside, this is reminiscent of the guerrilla gardening work that’s been taking place in various urban spaces of late.
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