Vacant Land Project
Vacant Land Project
UrbanArboreta_Philadelphia_2021

Urban Arboreta

LandHealth Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Urban Arboreta is an innovative and community-driven model for transforming vacant lots into hybrid spaces for nursery production, green entrepreneurship and neighborhood use, improving the ecological, social, and economic health of a neighborhood by serving as a platform for community-based job training, local economic development and neighborhood engagement.  More about this project >

Use Goal: Plant production
Use Type: Nursery
Year Established: Unknown
Year Ended: Ongoing
Duration: Permanent
Size (acres): 0.6 - 0.9 acre (6-9 lots)
Initial Cost: $500-999
Site Control: Other
Lead Organization Type: Nonprofit
Implementation Partners: Nonprofit, Private

Last updated: April 2023 – Do you have additional information about this project? Please use the share your project form » to share that information.

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