GEORGETOWN, Texas — Some parking spaces in downtown Georgetown may soon trade cars for café tables.

City officials are exploring a new pilot program to transform some street parking spots into “parklets,” which are removable patios with public seating and dining areas.

Following a Nov. 25 Georgetown City Council workshop, city staff were directed to develop a pilot program that would allow downtown businesses to use the sidewalks and adjacent parking spaces in front of their storefronts.

“It’s basically a street patio,” explained Kelly Trietsch, Georgetown’s Chief Development Officer. “So there's movable furniture and seats. It can create waiting areas, provides buffer space between traffic and where the public is utilizing space, and then also, it just engages spaces that might be unde

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