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Four new shared garden plots on the railway verge

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A fenced verge sat empty for years while 40 households waited for a plot.

  1. Draft
  2. Submitted
  3. Under review
  4. Open for discussion
  5. Developing
  6. Proposal
  7. Prioritisation
  8. Decision / recommendation
  9. Implementation
  10. Monitoring
  11. Completed
  12. Evaluation

What this is: Implemented project

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Who decides: Nobody has decided anything yet. A community idea can become a recommendation through a group or assembly; only the organisation with authority can make an authorised decision, and it must record it here.

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Overview

A fenced verge sat empty for years while 40 households waited for a plot.

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Deliberation (24)

Questions (1)

  • Question A resident (collected by Paul V.) 2026-06-23 · On paper

    Who is responsible for this space — the city or the metropole?

Arguments (4)

  • Argument A participant from Lille 2026-05-23 · At a meeting

    Rest points would let older residents keep walking independently for longer.

    9 agree · 2 disagree · 9 unsure
  • Argument A resident (collected by Yvette T.) 2026-06-30 · By phone

    Rest points would let older residents keep walking independently for longer.

    10 agree · 10 disagree · 10 unsure
  • Argument Nathan L. 2026-08-13

    Maintenance should be planned from the start or the benches will be removed in two years.

    13 agree · 6 disagree · 4 unsure
  • Argument Moussa K. 2026-09-09

    Using local artisans keeps the budget in the neighbourhood.

    12 agree · 4 disagree · 6 unsure

Evidence (1)

  • Evidence (with source) A resident (collected by Jeanne S.) 2026-07-08 · With a facilitator

    A 2023 survey by the neighbourhood council found 61 % of respondents over 70 avoided the route in summer.

    Source: Open data portal and survey report

Concerns (2)

  • Concern A resident (collected by Moussa K.) 2026-06-07 · On paper

    Tree planting takes years to give shade; people need something this summer.

    7 agree · 7 disagree · 5 unsure
  • Concern Nathan L. 2026-06-28

    Works could block the path during the busiest season.

    1 agree · 0 disagree · 3 unsure

Alternatives (2)

  • Alternative Mei M. 2026-06-27

    Move the rest points to the park entrances instead of the quay itself.

    10 agree · 12 disagree · 8 unsure
  • Alternative A participant from Lille 2026-08-26 · With a facilitator

    Plant trees now and install temporary shade sails until they grow.

    6 agree · 3 disagree · 1 unsure

Common ground (1)

  • Common ground A resident (collected by Mei M.) 2026-06-30 · By phone

    All sides agree maintenance must be budgeted from the start.

    17 agree · 7 disagree · 7 unsure

Unresolved issues (1)

  • Unresolved issue Moussa W. 2026-05-20

    Whether the budget covers lighting as well as seating is not settled.

Experiences, opinions & suggestions (8)

  • Suggestion A resident (collected by Moussa K.) 2026-05-30 · On paper

    Put a QR code on site so people can report problems directly here.

    11 agree · 3 disagree · 1 unsure
  • Personal experience A resident (collected by Nathan L.) 2026-06-06 · By phone

    We moved here two years ago and it took us months to find out this existed.

  • Personal experience A participant from Lille 2026-06-17

    As a delivery rider I use this route daily — the problem is worst between 7 and 9.

  • Personal experience Yvette T. 2026-07-05

    As a delivery rider I use this route daily — the problem is worst between 7 and 9.

  • Opinion A resident (collected by Paul V.) 2026-07-27 · At a meeting

    I would rather see a small trial first than a big plan that takes five years.

  • Personal experience A resident (collected by Nathan L.) 2026-09-03 · With a facilitator

    As a delivery rider I use this route daily — the problem is worst between 7 and 9.

  • Suggestion Sarah W. 2026-09-08

    Put a QR code on site so people can report problems directly here.

    23 agree · 0 disagree · 7 unsure
  • Opinion Nathan L. 2026-09-09

    I would rather see a small trial first than a big plan that takes five years.

Progress feedback and evaluation

  • Monitoring feedback A resident (collected by Jeanne S.) 2026-05-24 · At a meeting

    One shade sail was damaged by wind on Tuesday — reported to the team.

  • Monitoring feedback Jeanne S. 2026-06-18

    The first four benches are in and already used every morning.

  • Monitoring feedback Mei M. 2026-07-06

    The path was partly closed without notice on Friday; please post closures here.

  • Evaluation Paul V. 2026-07-20

    The trial showed that shade matters more than the number of benches.

Consensus map

Broad agreement (2)

70 % or more of respondents agree

  • Put a QR code on site so people can report problems directly here.15 responses · Suggestion
  • Put a QR code on site so people can report problems directly here.30 responses · Suggestion

Partial agreement (4)

50–69 % agree

  • All sides agree maintenance must be budgeted from the start.31 responses · Common ground
  • Maintenance should be planned from the start or the benches will be removed in two years.23 responses · Argument
  • Plant trees now and install temporary shade sails until they grow.10 responses · Alternative
  • Using local artisans keeps the budget in the neighbourhood.22 responses · Argument

Disagreement (3)

under 50 % agree and at least 30 % disagree

  • Tree planting takes years to give shade; people need something this summer.19 responses · Concern
  • Move the rest points to the park entrances instead of the quay itself.30 responses · Alternative
  • Rest points would let older residents keep walking independently for longer.30 responses · Argument

Needs more information (1)

40 % or more unsure, or no clear pattern

  • Rest points would let older residents keep walking independently for longer.20 responses · Argument

Not enough responses yet (1)

fewer than 8 responses

  • Works could block the path during the busiest season.4 responses · Concern

How this is calculated. Only statements (arguments, concerns, alternatives, suggestions, common ground) can be weighed, once per person, as agree, disagree or unsure. Shares are of the people who responded to that statement — not of residents, and not of everyone on the platform. Popularity is not truth: a statement with broad agreement can still be wrong, and a minority concern can be decisive. Nothing here is a vote or a decision. Full methodology

Proposal

Proposed solution
Clear, fence and plant four plots shared by rota.
Beneficiaries
Residents of the neighbourhood

The author would take part in implementation: maybe.

People & project

Find people to build this with you

  • 4 people in Lille are interested in this subject
  • 0 have skills this needs (Writing, Photography)
  • 0 have organised events before
  • 0 local Cercles discuss related subjects

Counts include everyone whose profile is visible to members; only people who chose to be visible to you appear below. Nobody’s location is shown beyond their city.

The team

No project team yet.

Volunteer roles

Resources needed

Process & meetings

Meetings

No meeting yet.

Response

Illustrative response — shows how a response appears once received; not the position of a real authority.

Services of the city of Lille — example response interface Closed 2026-08-21

Illustrative response: the service agrees to support this in the form described, with the conditions listed below.

Proposed or requested action
Keep the initiative updated and share photos of the site.
Timeline & follow-up
Status update within six weeks.
Next step
Feasibility check → answer published here → next step agreed with the team.

The chain: public contribution → responsible organisation → review → response → action → implementation → outcome. A response is not a decision unless it is recorded as one by the organisation with authority.

Implementation

  1. Concept
  2. Preparation
  3. Execution
  4. Completion
  5. Evaluation
100%Progress
400 €Spent so far
2Updates
  1. 2026-09-03 · Execution · 100% · Illustrative update

    First sessions held

    Good turnout; two volunteers trained others.

    Milestone: Running

  2. 2026-07-25 · Preparation · 20% · Illustrative update

    Team formed and plan agreed

    Roles shared out at the first meeting; materials listed.

    Milestone: Plan agreed

Community monitoring

Follow progress, ask questions, give feedback, report problems, submit evidence, suggest improvements.

Outcome

Before
After

What happened because people took part

  • 110 people took part; 24 contributions were recorded.
  • A response was published on the record.
  • 10 volunteer hours were given.
  • First sessions held.

Evaluation

  • Evaluation Paul V. 2026-07-20

    The trial showed that shade matters more than the number of benches.

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  1. People110 taking part
  2. ResponseClosed
  3. Implementation100% complete
  4. OutcomeDocumented

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  2. Under review — Moderators or the responsible organisation are reading it.
  3. Open for discussion — Questions, evidence, arguments and alternatives are welcome.
  4. Developing — People are working the idea into something buildable.
  5. Proposal — A structured plan with costs, risks and outcomes.
  6. Prioritisation — Where the process allows, people help set priorities.
  7. Decision / recommendation — A recommendation is made, or an authorised body decides.
  8. Implementation — It is being built, run or carried out.
  9. Monitoring — People follow progress and report back.
  10. Completed — It reached an outcome.

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