Baltimore's First Ever Green Alley Tour
April, 27th 2008
Noon - 3 pm

For more information, please read our announcement or download our maps of the self-guided tour.

Community greens are shared green spaces tucked away on the inside of residential blocks. They are collectively owned and managed by the neighbors whose homes and backyards, decks, patios, porches, and balconies enclose the green.

When they are well-designed and well-managed, community greens have remarkable benefits including development of a strong sense of community, provision of a safe and easily accessible play space for children, higher property values, cooling of surrounding homes, and a reduction in stormwater runoff.

The mission of Community Greens: Shared Parks in Urban Blocks is to catalyze the development of community greens in residential neighborhoods across the United States. Click here to learn more.

We are looking for developers, public officials, and other community leaders who are interested in piloting the Community Greens approach in their cities and neighborhoods. If you are interested, then please contact us.

Please visit our sign-in page so we can keep you up-to-date on our progress.   

Community Greens is a partnership between Ashoka: Innovators for the Public and The National Trust for Historic Preservation. Our work is supported by the Fannie Mae Foundation, Graham Foundation, and the Kodak American Greenways Awards. We received initial seed funding from HUD.