GovPorch

GovPorch is a place for the community to play, have fun, and reimagine the CMGC Plaza. Government can be fun!

GovPorch will reimagine the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center Plaza as fun, where kids and their families, as well as people of all ages and abilities, want to spend time and exercise their active minds, bodies and souls with playful interventions. GovPorch will be open from mid-March to mid-June 2017. Please check back for more information on programs and how you can get involved! If you have questions, please contact Monica Holmes at [email protected].

Even if You Build It, They Might Not Come: Animating City Spaces

09/05/2018

GovPorch was featured in CityLab in an article written by Meredith Sadin, Center for Active Design. Congrats to the GovPorch team and special thanks to CfAD for studying the space and impacts of the interventions.

Even if You Build It, They Might Not Come: Animating City Spaces Why do revamped areas remain barren after so much thought and money are put into redesigning them? A case study in Charlotte, North Carolina, offers clues.

06/22/2018

This is going to a fun way to see what a great impact GovPorch has had on the City of Charlotte.

Love your park, love your city! Find out how parks can help boost civic trust, one of the health outcomes featured in Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines.

Join us for an event series discussing this groundbreaking publication on June 28-30: https://buff.ly/2lopUyx

08/21/2017

Did you take a selfie during the ? Share your photos with us!

Photos by: Alan Goodwin, Planning Department

08/21/2017

98% in 15 minutes!

08/03/2017

'Over the moon' about witnessing history? Join us on to experience the http://ow.ly/395J30e7o02

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How to take in the solar eclipse from Charlotte

08/03/2017

Not interested in hitting the road to see in SC? Come to the Solar Eclipse Viewing on GovPorch! There will be ice cream! Charlotte Agenda
https://www.charlotteagenda.com/99605/take-solar-eclipse-charlotte/

How to take in the solar eclipse from Charlotte The nerds have been talking about this for months. I’m one of them. Even if you’re not a nerd, you’ve probably heard that an eclipse is happening on August 21.

07/17/2017

Missing friend who left me on . Well at least I got some sun today! - Doll looking for her family ( hazards)

07/06/2017

It's a beautiful hot day. Breeze is feeling great on the . Get some Italian Water Ice and relax!

07/05/2017

How can Charlotte build ‘better blocks’ and revitalize neighborhoods? A speaker next week will address what’s become a persistent question as the city grows: How can Charlotte build vibrant neighborhoods that appeal to residents and have a higher “cool” factor?

06/30/2017

The deck is done, the benches are in, and today is the last day to check out the landscaping at GovPorch. Take a load off - get some Italian Ice and give us a visit! Happy Friday!

Science Is Proving Why Urban Design Matters More Than Ever

06/27/2017

If you haven't seen this from our partners at Center for Active Design for both GovPorch and Can Do Signs - it is worth the read! https://www.fastcodesign.com/90131075/science-is-proving-why-urban-design-matters-more-than-ever

Science Is Proving Why Urban Design Matters More Than Ever Benches and greenery may seem inconsequential, but a new study quantifies how deeply they impact the civic life of a city.