Parklets in Downtown

The Parklet Program

This pandemic created a need for new ways to conduct business, ways that maintained social distancing, encouraged safe outdoor gathering and waiting, and also ways that just helped people feel comfortable about their environment when outside their homes. A proven method for creating outdoor spaces in an urban setting, like our Downtown, was (and is) the Parklet. If you are not already familiar with the concept, a Parklet is a protected gathering place that fits inside a parallel parking space. Many, many cities have been using Parklets, especially in rejuvenating neighborhoods, to create and encourage a pedestrian-friendly environment and entice people back into once-languishing areas such as rejuvenating downtowns. DMi worked with the City of Mansfield to develop a parklet enabling plan that would maximize safety and minimize time involved in permitting parklets. The City cancelled the Parklet Program early in 2022.

Our sincere thanks go out to the folks and businesses that recognized the effectiveness of parklets and helped with their time and money.

Our Parklet Grant Program

We have suspended our grant program until further notice.

Our Appreciation Program for Sponsors

DONATIONS: ALL donations are very appreciated. You never know if your donation will push the pot past the trigger amount!
You can donate via Facebook, or click the red button to donate via our page on North Texas Giving Day. Should you wish to be a Sponsor, read on.

PLATINUM LEVEL: ~100% of the cost of a Parklet: $10,000 (trigger amount)
At the Platinum Level, Sponsors receive:
A party in your honor in Downtown!
Press release with a quotation from you.
Recognition at the dedication ceremony.
Company or Family name on list of donors here.
Letter of recognition and a framed photo of the Parklet.

GOLD LEVEL: ~60% of the cost of a single Parklet: $6,000 (trigger amount)
At the Gold Level, Sponsors receive:
Press release with a quotation from you.
Recognition at the dedication ceremony.
Company or Family name on list of donors here.
Letter of recognition and a framed photo of the Parklet.

SILVER LEVEL: ~30% of the cost of a single Parklet*: $3,000
At the Silver Level, Sponsors receive:
Recognition at the dedication ceremony.
Company or Family name on list of donors here.
Letter of recognition and a framed photo of the Parklet.

BRONZE LEVEL: ~15% percent of the cost of a single Parklet©*: $1,500
At the Bronze Level, Sponsors receive:
Company or Family name on list of donors here.
Recognition at the dedication ceremony.
Letter of recognition and a framed photo of the Parklet.

NOTES
*A Parklet will be built after donations reach the trigger amount and we have a qualified request for funding. The cost of a Parklet includes material, labor, maintenance, graphics and insurance.

What is unique about a Parklet built under this program? Each unit built with Parklet funds is:
- designed with public safety in mind,
- detailed to be modular, scalable, and fun while in character with the historic architecture of downtown,
- built from durable materials that are fun and easy to maintain, and is
- shared with all the public, a place for everyone.