the tunnels

MARKET STREET AT COLLINGWOOD

Marcia Silva, Caitlin Peerson, Jessica Gabbert

November 2010

LOCATION

PICTURES

VISION Increased aesthetic value

Productive yield of food Tree planting to mitigate carbon

Water diversion

ASSESSMENTTwo spaces, one located on each side

of Market StreetSides are fenced and ground

contains train tracksSites are long, narrow, and have

graduated depth at 9% gradeNorthern site: 14ft by 217 ftSouthern site: 16 ft by 145 ft

Surrounded by sidewalks on one side, Market Street on the other

Homeless population also a factor

STRATEGY Along walls of the sites:

BambooTrellis & Raised Terraces

STRATEGY (CONT’D)

Groundcover:Prunella

VulgarisGalvezia

SpeciosaWild GingerTwinberry

STRATEGY (CONT’D)

Edible Plants:Prunella

VulgarisCherry

TomatoeParsleyChardKale

STRATEGY (CONT’D)

Trees:KiwiPlumYew PineMagnolia

TIMELINEPhase 1: Clean Up Trash, Fill in

low spacesPhase 2: Sheet mulch, Plants for

soil developmentPhase 3: Assemble beds, trellis,

pathway

Phase 4: Trees & Groundcover

Observe & Interact