Westendkiez

In the Westendkiez project, the longitudinal parking spaces on one side of the street in Schießstättstraße were closed off and equipped with furniture, plantings and a mobility station, as well as featuring various activities and events.

 

Location
Project location: Munich; Westend; Schießstättstraße
street segment: parking lots
Project dimension: 560m2

Time
Project period: several weeks (08.07.-11.09.2022)
Project frequency: recurring (2021/2022)

Actors
Initiators: Activists (Munich Sustainability Initiative - MIN)
Project creators: Activists (Munich Intiative Sustainability - MIN)

Construction
Space elements: Marking, furniture, wall, object, vegetation, barrier device
Material: containers (VeloHub), bicycle racks (charging station), solid wood boards, substrate, beverage crates, sidewalk chalk, plant troughs (wood)
Planting: flowers and perennials in pots

Use
Access: public, permanent (VeloHub only during the day)
Target group: residents, passers-by
Program: Interactive furniture, stay, event, urban gardening

Financing
Planning: Own contribution (Münchner Intiative Nachhaltigkeit - MIN)
Production: Funding (Department for Climate and Environmental Protection, Mobility Department), Sponsoring (Companies)
Material: Funding (Department for Climate and Environmental Protection, Mobility Department), Sponsoring (Companies)
Operation: Own contribution (Münchner Intiative Nachhaltigkeit - MIN, volunteers)

Approval format
Street experiment

Planning context
Thematic planning context ★★★★
Location-specific planning context ★★☆☆

Research sources
Own recordings of the authors

Authors
Philipp Endisch, Jessica Griesbauer, Vincent Wenk, Daniel Wolfram

Editorial revision
Felix Lüdicke, Gero Engeser, Katharina Dropmann

Publication/Status
06.12.2022