September 2010
16 posts
Looking for Park(ing) Day in Minneapolis, St. Paul →
By Amanda Noventa for the Twin Cities Daily Planet.
Reclaiming space on 'PARK(ing) Day' | Minnesota... →
PARK(ing) Day Twin Cities’ and Works Progress’ Troy Gallas talks to MPR’s Chris Roberts about PARK(ing) Day.
WatchA short excerpt from today’s Picnic Operetta, Tales of Hoffman by Mixed Precipitation Theatre. If you missed it, keep an eye out for upcomming shows at a community garden near you now through the 21st of September. Visit www.mixedprecipitation.org for all the details.
U students to turn parking spot into green space →
A bit more on the W’s of the Students for Design Activism’s involvement in this years PARK(ing) Day.
Hey Everybody, it's PARK(ing) Day!
To see where this years PARK(ing) Spaces are, visit http://parkingday.org/parking-day-map. There may also be a handful of Spaces around town that didn’t make it onto the map, so keep an eye out. It even looks like the weather is supposed to clear up as the day progresses, so head on out and check out PARK(ing) Day. Don’t forget to bring a quarter or two to help plug the meter!
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“”Park(ing) Day demonstrates the range of possibilities that can take place in...”
– From an amazing writeup on PARK(ing) Day by blogger extraordinaire Bill Lindeke.
A nice little writeup on the City Pages blog.... →
PARK(ing) Day is Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, Friday, September 17th, parking spaces around the Twin Cities will be turned into PARK(ing) Spaces: Temporary Public Parks! And we’d love for you to come visit us! Check out a map of the spaces to see where we’ll be. If you’re interested in creating your very own PARK(ing) Space, never fear, it’s not too late. Click here for all the details.
If you’re...
A Great PARK(ing) Day Opportunity
Mark Granlund, the Arts and Gardens Coordinator from the City of St. Paul’s Parks and Recreation Department, is looking for someone to partner with on the creation of a PARK(ing) Space for PARK(ing) Day. If you’re interested, contact him at 651.632-2454 or shoot us an email and we’ll get you connected.
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Oh my! PARK(ing) Day Twin Cities is on Twitter! →
Why no spaces? →
A few people have noted there are no spaces on the map yet. Well… that’s because PARK(ing) Day depends on YOU, the general public, to get engaged and create the spaces. Make PARK(ing) Day all it can be and participate! Click the link to learn more about how to get involved.
It also looks like you’ll have to click over to page 2 of the map to see the new ones. Here’s the...
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Oh my! PARK(ing) Day Twin Cities is on Facebook! →
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So, you're probably wondering one of three things:...
1. “This sounds really awesome! How do I sign up to create my very own PARK(ing) Space?” 2. “This sounds pretty cool! How do I find out where to see people’s PARK(ing) Spaces?” 3. “You mean you’re going to take away my parking space?”
Well, let us answer those questions for you.
1. “This sounds really awesome! How do sign up to create my very...