They are not yet structuring a co-governance scheme. 

It is not yet achieved because they depend of political coalition and it takes time. 

Fund for the City of New York (FCNY) 

96 Acres works with with neighbors, other not-for-profit companies, artists and designers, educational institutions, and government at various levels to share data and legal information. Bridge the gvrnt and the governed. 

invite participation from key stakeholders 

596 Acres team has partnered with advocates in Philly, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Toronto and Berlin to create similar tools that make the commons visible 

=> 596 Acres develop the Quintuple helix model. 

However : the role of companies is not that important. Also, even though 596 might want to; the State is not involved as an important actor.  

=>596 Acres refers to the type : Small    scale    and    Shared    governance    (Public 

-citizen /community) 

(moderate) 

We also protect spaces by helping to achieve land transfers, inclusion in land trusts, and leases with public authorities 

But the collaboration of the NY City and lobbies regarding taxes, debt and vacant lands, are identified obstacles to valorise vacant lands. 

=> however, the government is sometimes reluctant. The state accept 596 demands more than embracing them. 

Regarding 596 voluntee, ones may think to a type B4 Informal (strong), but the State reluctance push us to think a Weak level of Enabling State.  

Pooling of information : “We make information about public land opportunities visible and relevant to invite people, particularly those have been disconnected from power over land for generations, to exercise their right to use the commons. “ 

Pooling technical tools 

Pooling right to shape the city 

2) multi-actor 

3)autonomous, interdependent 

4) involves  a transfer of resources to 

the collective group; 

5) right  to  the  city  

=> C2b  “ 

commoning  economy 

“ 

(strong) 

advocates in Philly, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Toronto and Berlin to create similar tools that make the commons visible. Groups around the world have also built their own version of 596 Acres’ tools in the cities of Montreal, Pittsburgh, Old Trafford, Melbourne and Sydney. Our code base, Living Lots™ is open source and free to use as a project of the commons 

=> Nevertheless, the governance of the resource is quite common. 

=> it may correspond to a D1 [experimentalist] type. (moderate) The project adopts an innovative methodology for its internal organization, for the provision of the service and the production 

online organizing webtool, Living Lots (LivingLotsNYC.org) 

It applies different methodologies depending on the situation it must address. They work with multiple stakeholders and apply different methodologies to suit each stakeholder at any point in time.

A central food hall has been created and mix cooking, productive and food-services activities: A “ Community kitchen” inviting neighbourhood inhabitants to join workshops and events; a professional kitchen hosting an Incubator to food projects and solidary caterer for skills development; a food Court to meet and gather around sustainable local meals and festivals; an urban farm combining training for agricultural job and pedagogy for citizens.

The project was managed via a collective governance model involving all the partners. The design of the future Food hall was co-created with the local residents and participants to the activities.

The results of the first 2 years of the project (from sept 2017 to June 2019), located at L’Avant-Goût, are: 15 000 users of the site; 23 events for the general public; 120 000 visitors during the summer; 500 cooking workshops; more than 100 partners involved.