SeeingGreen ™

Depending on how you see the world, the space underneath our highways are liabilities or opportunities. Sure trolls and other misunderstood characters live under bridges and freeway on-ramps, but there is another school of thinking that sees these dark and spooky spaces as potential spots for public markets, art installations and pocket parks.

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Yesterday I passed my neighborhood park and there was a swarm of people with plastic bags, shovels and sharp metal wedges attached to wooden sticks. No, it wasn’t the makings of a strange family reunion, but instead an eager crew of volunteers there to weed, mulch and monitor one of Portland’s “pesticide-free parks.” […]