Summer 2020. Play streets are a long-standing tradition in New York City where streets are closed to traffic for play, usually during summer when school is closed. This version is a pop-up obstacle course made of plywood and awning mesh and creates as a no-touch play opportunity during the Covid-19 pandemic. We are currently testing prototypes with Red Hook Initiative, the Fresh Air Fund and other partners around NYC. Thank you to the Pratt Faculty Development Fund for funding first prototypes.

New version coming in 2021!

https://www.streetlab.org/2020/07/15/rolling-out-play-nyc-hands-free-play-for-the-street/

Press:

https://vimeo.com/447253132

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/how-to-design-a-street-for-hands-off-play