Police sealed off part of an Aberdeen street at the weekend to drum up interest in a local regeneration project.
Northfield residents are being asked to come up with ideas on how to spent £4,000 cleaning-up a section of Manor Walk.
The initiative, being led by Police Scotland, in conjunction with the city council and police youth volunteers, is part of the overall regeneration of the area.
The Northfield community policing team has secured £4,000 from the city council to pay for the improvements.
On Saturday, officers drew attention to the venture by cordoning off the area with police tape and quizzing locals on what could be done to improve the space for the whole community.
Inspector Andy Barclay, of the local community policing team, said he was delighted to have secured the funding.
He added: “At the moment, the area, which is communal ground, is unused.
“However, with some work, it could become a positive focal point for the community.
“Over the next few weeks we will be looking to local residents to help us identify what they would like done with the area and get their views and ideas of what could be done.”
Saturday’s event, which was attended by police, city council architects, community wardens, was just the first phase of the public consultation and provided an overview on what facilities and projects are available.
Local businesses are also being invited to get involved or to contribute in any way, be it resources, materials or financial assistance.
Councillor Gordon Graham, vice-convener of communities, housing and infrastructure, said: “We are very pleased to be supporting this regeneration initiative which will be of great benefit to the local community.
“This funding has been made available from a city council underspend and is being distributed using a ‘Participatory Budgeting’ approach which empowers citizens to make decisions on where and how money will be spent.
“In this instance, young people from across the Northfield area voted for specific projects they wanted to see in their area.
“We always want to see local people getting involved in the decision-making process, and I would encourage as many people as possible to take part in the consultation.”