Richmond's parklet program gets mixed reviews and last updated 2021-05-10 13:32:29-04 RICHMOND, Va. -- The City of Richmond is helping some business owners convert curbside parking spaces into outdoor seating for customers during the pandemic. The extra seating is made possible thanks to Richmond's 'Picnic in a Parklet' program . Scoop, a small-batch ice cream shop on Strawberry Street in the Fan, now has a parklet out front where customers can enjoy ice cream in comfort and socially distant from others. WTVR "It hasn't even been a week, but we already have been like a big change and everything," Scoop's manager Becky McMorrow said about business since the addition of the parklet. "It also allows [customers], to eat and then come in for more, instead of just enjoying it in their car on the ride home or something like that."