Artwork Details
Project Green Bloc: Pollinator Pathway, Community Benches, and Street Mural
Artist
EvergreenYear
2015Neighbourhood
Riley-Little MountainLocation
The block between Columbia st. and Yukon St. borderd by W 22nd and W 23rdDescription
Project Green Bloc was the first hands-on project to directly engage citizens in the Greenest City Action Plan's goal of lowering Vancouver’s ecological footprint. As a citizen-driven initiative, it cultivated the leadership skills of Riley Park residents and empowered them to collaborate on building sustainability into the fabric of their homes. Through learning and sharing opportunities, residents in this Project Green Bloc neighbourhood collectively lowered their ecological footprint by 12% in two years. In addition, the neighbourhood’s ecological footprint resulting from transportation and paper waste was cut in half.They painted a street mural, installed community benches, and a pollinator pathway.
Medium/discipline of Project
MuralPark Board Funding Program
Neighbourhood Matching Fund[ back to ArtsFinder main page ]