Insert *COMMUNITY GARDEN* Here - 061 remediation by Jen May

Insert *BIOSWALE/FILTRATION* Here - 062 remediation by Pat Barrett

Insert *ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT* Here - 062 remediation by Anne Tochka

Come do your own remediations (we will have a drawing station set up) or grab some Insert Here signs to post around New York City! I will be at CitySol on Sunday, June 29th.

Here are some of the remediation suggestions:

Insert *HAMSTER POWER* Here!

Insert *MOTION SENSORS* Here!

See more images in the Leiden set.

Coming next: Manhattan! Join me on Sunday, June 29 at Solar One’s solar art & music festival, CitySol. I will have Insert ____ Here kits for people to take into Manhattan to tag where they would like to see some remediation!

Also, I am still looking for artist/designer/illustrators - I am considering offering a contest to encourage participation, at the end of the year, the remediation “favorited” the most would win, say $300, then I would also do a random drawing for two other remediations to win $100 each. Would that motivate you to participate?

My friend Tara DePorte will also be hosting an Insert ___ Here in The Netherlands in the upcoming weeks - join me in the remediation work!

A space with garden plots that are used by the school is a great place for a compost pile!

And a tree with a dirt filled plant area could use some flowers, which attract wildlife and help retain water in the soil.

A space in need of a recycling bin - a recycling bin in the space!

—get involved!–

inquire about hosting an event

or

join the team of designers creating the remediation renderings (the renderings can be ralistic, illustrative, stylized, cartoony - something that shows your style!)

email me at eve at insert-here dot org

Insert garden Here at PS58.

And photo of garden inserted!

The resources page will have the signs and idea generators available soon (I am in the final phase of design on the idea generator with my wonderful designer, Caitlin Martin). From there you will be able to download the print files.

Contact me (eve at insert-here dot org) to join!

Lucky for all of us in NYC - it will be launching at PS58’s earth day celebration on 4/17 & 4/18! (Check out their Little Grassroots blog) I am also planning to offer visitors to Sustainable South Bronx’s Block Party an opportunity to participate on 5/17.

If you would like to create “Insert ____ Here” in your neighborhood, contact me at eve at insert-here dot org (the resources will be online soon).

Also, if you are a designer or illustrator interested in working on the remediation images, contact me also!

The basic idea goes something like this:

1. Visitor walks into gallery (or other space, or could be a class of students creating the project)

2. Picks up a couple of “Insert ____ Here” signs, some affixative (made that word up), a black marker and the Idea Generator*

3. Goes out into the world and finds places where good things can happen to create a more sustainable neighborhood - plant a tree, bike lane, green roof, recycling bin, etc.

4. Writes in the blank space of the “Insert____ Here” sign the remediation that would like to see in that location, i.e. “Insert green roof Here”

5. Takes a digital photograph of the sign.

6. Returns to gallery, hands back the black marker, unused signs and Idea Generator*.

7. Gallery has facilities to upload images, or person uploads on own.

8. Images are uploaded to flickr into the  “Insert Here” set and a caption with the requested remediation, i.e. green roofs. Image is also added to flickr maps.

9. Designers are invited to take the images and add a stylized version of the remediation. (A stylized green roof or bike lane). If you are interested in joining the design team, please email me at eve at insert - here dot org.

10. The remediation image is uploaded also to flickr with tags, and added to the map. The pair of images will be added to the Insert Here website.

11. Anyone who sees the sign out on the street can enter the unique url that is on each sign (i.e. “Insert ____ Here” www.insert-here.org/001)

Any questions?

*Idea Generator is a list of ideas to get people thinking about the neighborhood in an optimistic way. It has a list of different remediation tactics (a tree, porous pavement, green roof, solar panels, bike land, pocket park, etc) and the positive impact they can have on the environment and the best suited locations for them.