Meaning of meanwhile use | Babel Free

Definitions

short-term use of a vacant site; a place subject to such a use

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“Established legal routes you can pursue⟳ to acquire⟳ land⟳ and buildings include⟳: meanwhile use⟳, community asset transfer⟳, exercising your right to bid or right to reclaim land⟳, working with your local authority to pursue⟳ compulsory purchase⟳ on the community's behalf – and, of course, straightforward purchase⟳.”

“2016 July 13, morwenj, "Supporting regeneration and creative start-ups … what can we learn⟳ from Hackney?" The Knowledge Exchange⟳ One solution is ‘meanwhile use⟳’ – the temporary use⟳ of vacant buildings or sites, especially for community projects.”

“We can safely say⟳ that most meanwhile uses in London are not quirky or public facing: they simply enable Londoners to live⟳ and work⟳ in parts of the city.”

“A meanwhile use⟳ in a location for a month, a year, 5-years, may draw⟳ people to consume⟳ in a new neighborhood spending money at the meanwhile use⟳ but also extending those funds into the surrounding neighborhood.”

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