Photo Gallery: Parklets Become Places for 'StrEateries' Livability in Action

Parklets Become Places for ' StrEateries'

The COVID-19 pandemic has moved restaurant dining outdoors and into the streets

Established in one or several parking spots, a parklet is a temporary or permanent outdoor space where people rather than cars can park. The strange-looking word "StrEatery"— seen in the sign that's visible in the first photo below — is being used to describe the dining-style that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is becoming the restaurant norm nationwide. Scroll down to see how are helping to transform streets and parking lots into fresh air eateries.

No to Parking Yes to Eating

Photo by Ava Park-Matt Hoboken, New Jersey

Bridge Street is Closed to Cars But Open for Dinner

Photo by G. Sheldon, iStock Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Parking for People Instead of Three or Four Cars

Photo by Ava Park-Matt Hoboken, New Jersey

Downtown Parklet Patio Dining

Photo by Melissa Stanton, AARP Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

A Green Spot in a Parking Lot

Photo by Ava Park-Matt Hoboken, New Jersey

Picnicking on Pavement

Photo by Del Henderson Jr., iStock Edwardsville, Illinois

Supper in the Supermarket Parking Lot

Photo by Melissa Stanton, AARP Edgewater, Maryland

Restaurant Rows

Photos by Ava Park-Matt Hoboken, New Jersey

Pop-Ups Tents and Planters Turn Parking Spaces Into a Dinner Spot

Photo by Melissa Stanton, AARP Davidsonville, Maryland

A Workaround Welcome on West Street

Photo by Melissa Stanton, AARP Annapolis, Maryland

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