National PARK(ing) Day 2010 is Friday, September 17th!
PARK(ing) Day is an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks.
Anyone can participate in PARK(ing) Day, though it is strictly a non-commercial project, intended to promote creativity, civic engagement, critical thinking, unscripted social interactions, generosity and play.
Ready to get started? Read our step-by-step guide to get the ball rolling and then check out the official PARK(ing) Day website for more information.
In 2004, the city of Portland started swapping out parking spaces for cars with on-street parking corrals for bikes in front of downtown businesses. There are now 15 of these “bicycle corrals” around the city!
This would make for a great PARK(ing) Day concept in the Twin Cities. Photo by BikePortland.
