The Downton Parklet Grant Program is to create new open space for pedestrians and restaurant patrons in the City of Grants Pass.
Donor Name: City of Grants Pass
State: Oregon
City: Grants Pass
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 04/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The City Council has placed a high priority on encouraging economic opportunities for restaurants in the downtown core to enhance and expand their operating areas by creating attractive outdoor parklets. Toward this endeavor, the City of Grants is offering grants of up to $4,000 per restaurant to facilitate the creation of a dining parklet.
Parklets are an innovative and cost-effective way to add public gathering space with such amenities as seating, plantings and public art in privately funded and privately-maintained public space.
The Downtown Parklet Grant Program (Program) is also a method for supporting the business community by creating a more attractive commercial corridor, fostering social engagement, providing enhancements that contribute to livability and attracting pedestrians.
- Complete Streets – Parklets are consistent with the Complete Streets principle, which seeks to balance the needs of people walking, riding bicycles and travelling by car.
- Encourage Non-Motorized Transportation – Parklets encourage walking by providing pedestrian amenities like public seating, landscaping and public art. Parklets often provide bicycle parking, which makes it easier for people to choose the bicycle as the mode of transportation.
- Encourage Pedestrian Activity – Parklets provide outdoor gathering space adjacent to downtown businesses. Parklets enhance the pedestrian environment, which can make the street feel more safe and comfortable for people shopping, running errands and accessing downtown businesses.
- Foster Social Interaction – Parklets invite pedestrians to sit and gather with friends and neighbors. In many cases, new social connections are created during the construction and stewardship of the parklets.
Funding Information
Parklet grants are awarded on a reimbursement basis only. The funding source is a one-time, $30,000 allocation from the City’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) award. No additional grants are anticipated once the ARPA funds are exhausted.
- Up to $4,000 for a private parklet
- Restaurants only (Defined in Article 30 of the Grants Pass Development Code).
Eligibility Criteria
The City of Grants Pass will administer this Program to receive, review and consider approval of parklet proposals from businesses located in the City of Grants Pass.
For more information, visit The City of Grants Pass.
