Source: 596 Acres http://596acres.org/#
| Country | United States | |
| City | New York | |
| Name | 596 Acres | |
| Date | 2011 | |
| Description | 596 Acres is an advocacy program for the access to community land, which helps citizens to organize themselves and facilitates them the access to the vacant urban lands, in order to unlock the potential of urban commons. 596 Acres is a non profit organization working in partnership with the Fund for the City of New York.
Its strategy consists in capturing the residents’ attention with signage in the vacant spaces property of New york City referring directly to the interactive map of the New York City vacant spaces ( http://livinglotsnyc.org/#11/40.7300/-73.9900 ) and to other tools created to facilitate the autonomous organizations of the groups. Through the map, residents can individuate a vacant space in New York, know its state, its property and other information, and, through 596 Acres’ sustain, they can also organize themselves and realize a community space there, such as a community garden. From 2011, 596 Acres has guided 35 group in the process of creation of community organizations, and in the access to vacant lands to build and manage common spaces. They make information about public land opportunities visible and relevant to invite people, particularly those have been disconnected from power over land for generations, to exercise their right to use the commons. They support self-determination within the commons. They push for collaboration with the state, but sometimes face reluctance. |
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| Urban Co-Governance | Moderate | |
| Enabling State | Weak | |
| Pooling | Strong | |
| Experimentalism | Moderate | |
| Tech Justice | Strong | |
| Project Website | http://596acres.org/ | |
| References, sources, contact person(s) | 596 Acres, New York City. Source: Interview to the Founder and Director of 596 Acres ; website
The digital tool : https://livinglotsnyc.org/#11/40.7300/-73.9900 Contact : ORGANIZERS@596ACRES.ORG |
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