Mollison Street is an east-west residential street in Abbotsford.

Location of Mollison Street. Image credit: Apple Maps, highlight from Streets Alive Yarra.

Pocket park

Just to the west of Charles Street, council has reallocated space for a pocket park. In 2015, tactical urbanism principles were used to enable local residents to trial the concept of a park, including any impact on traffic and parking.

Trial of pocket park in Mollison Street using tactical urbanism. Image credit: City of Yarra.

Then, a detailed concept was proposed:

Concept for pocket park. Image credit: City of Yarra, Hansen Partnership.

Before the permanent park was built in 2018:

Image credits: Google Maps

Pocket park at Mollison Street. Image credit: Andrew Lloyd Photography.

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