meanwhile use

meanwhile use (plural meanwhile uses)

1. (urban studies, architecture) short-term use of a vacant site; a place subject to such a use

   Coordinate terms: meanwhile garden, meanwhile space

   • 2013 March 19, Rosie Niven, “Top tips for communities taking care of their assets”, in The Guardian:

     Established legal routes you can pursue to acquire land and buildings include: meanwhile use, community asset transfer, exercising your right to bid or right to reclaim land, working with your local authority to pursue compulsory purchase on the community's behalf – and, of course, straightforward purchase.

   • 2016 July 13, morwenj, "Supporting regeneration and creative start-ups … what can we learn from Hackney?" The Knowledge Exchange

     One solution is ‘meanwhile use’ – the temporary use of vacant buildings or sites, especially for community projects.

   • 2018 October, Nicolas Bosetti and Tom Colthorpe, "Meanwhile, in London: Making Use of London’s Empty Spaces" (Centre for London) p.26:

     We can safely say that most meanwhile uses in London are not quirky or public facing: they simply enable Londoners to live and work in parts of the city.

   • 2019 January 14, Jonathan Berk, "“Meanwhile” Use in London and The Lessons for America’s Vacant Spaces" medium.com:

     A meanwhile use in a location for a month, a year, 5-years, may draw people to consume in a new neighborhood spending money at the meanwhile use but also extending those funds into the surrounding neighborhood.

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