Here's a rather impractical solution for all the neighborhoods that are pining for park space: Just roll out some turf and create a park in the street! That's what the group Noisivelvet did a few weeks ago in Logan Square for its Art Through Gardening block party. Check out photos at their Flickr page, and Time Out Chicago has a how-to (as if you're really going to recreate it). [Art Through Gardening / TOC]
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