By placing the jump rope stations at bus stops and station areas, Sports Backers aims to “get people active for a couple of minutes, or more.” Since the believe in Richmond is that play doesn’t always have to be taking place at a playground, the jump rope stations offer an easy moment of play and fun for people on the move.
The jump rope stations are part of a larger program by Sports Backers that focuses on rethinking neighborhoods and the purposes of our city streets. In a similar fashion, we’ve seen recent initiatives that, whether through ping pong or creating pavements for the people, aim to activite citizens to collaboratively rethink and redesign their cities in favor of fun, play and interaction. Let’s jump for (more) playful streets!
Our friends from Torino Stratosferica transformed an unused tramway in Turin into a neighbourhood park. "Precolinnear Park is the start of a new age of reclaim in the city."
Amsterdam's Southeast district is isolated from the rest of the city at night because the metros don't run after 1 AM. To discuss and draw attention to this problem, metro line 54 was transformed into a mobile podcast studio.
We sat down with fellow placemaker Philippe Castaing, co-founder of Make Shift and initiator of the successful Pop Brixton project in London.