- Lot size: to acres
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Boroughs:
- public vacant sites on lots on acres …how big is that?
- public vacant sites being organized around on lots on acres …how big is that?
- public vacant sites where groups have access on lots on acres …how big is that?
- private vacant sites on lots on acres …how big is that?
- private vacant sites being used by community on lots on acres …how big is that?
- community gardens on public land on lots on acres …how big is that?
- gutterspaces on acres …how big is that?
This map shows sites of potential community projects. We have taken several different sources of information about vacant publicly owned land, chosen the most accurate information from each and shared them here. This is our commons. We also add few private lots whose owners have volunteered their land for community use.
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Upcoming Events
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596 Acres' Spring 2013 General Meeting
Sunday, March 10 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Recent news
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News From the Acres - February 7, 2012
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596 Acres Building Tools for Garden Justice in Philadelphia
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Recent Activities
How big is an acre? Prospect Park is 585 of them and a football field (minus the end zones) is about 1; a Olympic pool is about 1/3 of 1; and a standard brownstone lot (25' x 100') is about 1/18 of one.
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