WHAT PARK(ING) DAY IS ALL ABOUT
This wonderful video by Brandon Bloch and America.gov captures the spirit of PARK(ing) Day by interviewing folks from around the world as they set up and play in their 2009 PARK(ing) Spots. Check it out and be inspired by PARK(ing) Day’s simple premise: “Citizen Activists around the globe turn...Read MorePayphone Library
Have an old phone booth in your neighborhood sitting empty? Fill it with books! Book booths are an easy way to acquire new books (for free), bring your community together and transform a neighborhood eyesore into a neighborhood gem. - GOOD Following up with Monday’s post we wanted to bring...Read MoreRepurpose Parking Meters
Since 2007, Montreal has been turning old mechanical parking meters into donation banks to collect change to help the city’s homeless population. This year the program, called ParcoDon, recruited local celebrities and artists to customize and “adopt” each one, giving the program...Read MoreTruck Farm
Along the same lines as the Community Vehicular Reclamation Project posted just the other day, Truck Farm is about re-thinking the way we use the resources in our everyday life to serve a new, greener purpose. Truck Farm, is exactly what it sounds like—a 1986 Dodge pickup truck converted to...Read MoreProvide Comfortable Seating Areas
Although we certainly want encourage PARK(ing) Day participants to offer seating spaces for the public to use on September 17, 2010, we also want to make sure that everyone has a chance to sit comfortably. The above image helps to visualize a public park bench that requires users to pay. The...Read MoreCommunity Vehicular Reclamation Project
Although it may be an alternative approach to PARK(ing) Day, the above image illustrates a fun attempt at making a statement about community, green space, sustainable lifestyles and art. Taking a used car (we hope) and turning it into a mobile planter is just one way in which a community decided...Read MoreAbout PARK(ing) Day
PARK(ing) Day is an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots to help promote creativity, civic engagement, critical thinking, unscripted social interactions, generosity and play.
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