This happens informally in German housing blocks, where street facing apartments completely surround individual garden plots. When neighbors are friendly, the fencing comes down and the kids play freely in a larger space.
In Amsterdam, there are regular parks that provide shared "yards" for surrounding apartments. I love being able to have my kids play in a "shared backyard" with other kids. Instead of having small individual yards, people can pool resources to have better communal spaces.
It really works, it is really basic and it is really absent in the USA.
In Amsterdam, there are regular parks that provide shared "yards" for surrounding apartments. I love being able to have my kids play in a "shared backyard" with other kids. Instead of having small individual yards, people can pool resources to have better communal spaces.
It really works, it is really basic and it is really absent in the USA.