The document discusses how temporary markets can occupy underutilized urban spaces and serve as incubators for local food, artisans, music, and start-ups. It provides examples of proxy in San Francisco which curated temporary uses over 5 years in a stalled development area, the Brooklyn Night Bazaar in New York which was a 2 month planned, 3 day event to address stalled development and regulations, and Flash Markets in Boston which designed new kiosks to match the visual identity of the district and support a local fruit and flower stand owner.