parklet

American  

[pahrk-lit] / ˈpɑrk lɪt /

noun

1. an urban space for sitting, dining, or enjoying greenery, established where the sidewalk meets the street, often repurposing on-street parking spaces and part of the sidewalk: If the parklet stretches over the curb or covers the curb cuts, the city requires ramps be added for wheelchair accessibility.

   The restaurant’s owners were able to expand seating with café tables in a new outdoor dining parklet.

   If the parklet stretches over the curb or covers the curb cuts, the city requires ramps be added for wheelchair accessibility.

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Etymology

Origin of parklet

First recorded in 1850–55, and in 2010–15 for current sense

Example Sentences

But for the last number of months the small parklet has seen a number of tents appear.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

But that outrage hasn’t reached this parklet, where the basketball hoops lack nets and the closest bathroom is in a nearby church.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

The succulent-adorned parklet outside of Hook Fish was filled on a recent Friday afternoon with customers enjoying a late lunch of $17 burritos with carrot hot sauce.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

The city is proposing a $75 permit for a parklet as well as a $200 charge for each parking space that would be used.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2020

The only certain veteran in the parklet was a shrunken old pensioner feeding tame robins on the grass.

From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis