A new look for old street – Lingtan Street Creative Hub opens

Formerly declining and deserted, an old Longtan food market in Taoyuan has been revamped with the use of lanterns, paintings and a whole raft of other colorful decorations. Lingtan Street Creative Hub has not only implemented the concept of community regeneration but is also a rare example in Taiwan of successfully using participatory budgeting (PB) to engage communities in local building initiatives. In the past, the street bustled with activity and served as Longtan’s most renowned street food market. Over a 14-year period, the street has witnessed a long period of reconstruction following a major fire. Today, a new wave of enthusiastic individuals is attempting to reinvigorate the neighborhood and have used Longtan’s ancient name, Lingtan, to rename the street. The independently launched Lingtan Street Creative Hub has gradually created a new style for the neighborhood and hopes to revive the market’s former glory days by attracting more people engaged in the field of literature and the arts to the street.

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老街新面貌 菱潭街興創基地開幕

利用燈龍，彩繪等不同的色彩意象，將原本沒落沉寂的美食街改造，位在桃園龍潭的菱潭街，不僅實踐了社區再生的理念，更是國內少數結合社區營造與參與式預算的成功範例。

過去曾作為龍潭第一市場美食街，為龍潭最熱鬧的場域；後來經過火災、重建、沒落的過程而沈寂了長達十四年的光陰。如今，有一批街區活化的新生力量，嘗試以古龍潭名稱，將該街命名為「菱潭街」。自力發起菱潭街蠕動計畫，除了以緩進式的方法逐步營造街區新風貌外，也期許採集更多文藝創作者進駐，重振昔日熱鬧風華。