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PARK(ing) Day

It’s PARK(ing) Day

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In cities around the globe today, artists, activists and citizens will temporarily transform metered parking spaces into public parks and other social spaces, as part of an annual event called “PARK(ing) Day.”
Originally invented in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco-based art and design studio, PARK(ing) Day challenges people to rethink the way streets are used and reinforces the need for broad-based changes to urban infrastructure. “In urban centers around the world, inexpensive curbside parking results in increased traffic, wasted fuel and more pollution,” says Rebar’s Matthew Passmore. “The planning strategies that generated these conditions are not sustainable, nor do they promote a healthy, vibrant human habitat. PARK(ing) Day is about re-imagining the possibilities of the urban landscape.”

 

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Photo by David Hurwitz

This year Garden Station’s Project Manager, Lisa Helm, has coordinated a park in front of Blind Bob’s in the Oregon District featuring kids activities and a noon concert by Todd the Fox. Bike Miami Valley has coordinated a park to demonstrate protected bike lanes on Second Street by Boston Stoker and will be giving out free 24-hour Link passes to use any time. MetroParks is loaning plants for the day and Green Velvet Sod Farms has donated sod, which will end up at Garden Station. This is the seventh year Dayton will participate in the event, which promotes green space for people over space for cars.

 
Since 2005, the project has blossomed into a worldwide grassroots movement: PARK(ing) Day 2011 – the last year statistics were collected — included 975 “PARK” installations in more than 160 cities in 35 countries on six continents. Though PARK(ing) Day now longer tracks the number of PARKs each year, the project continues to expand to urban centers across the globe.

 
PARK(ing) Day is an “open-source” user-generated invention created by independent groups around the globe who adapt the project to champion creative, social or political causes that are relevant to their local urban conditions. More information regarding local PARK(ing) Day activities can be found at facebook and a global map of all participating cities are available on the PARK(ing) Day website, at parkingday.org.

Parking spaces around the globe to be temporarily reclaimed for people

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poster2012_hostedbyIn cities around the globe today, artists, activists and citizens will temporarily transform metered parking spaces into public parks and other social spaces, as part of an annual event called “PARK(ing) Day.”

Originally invented in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco-based art and design studio, PARK(ing) Day challenges people to rethink the way streets are used and reinforces the need for broad-based changes to urban infrastructure. “In urban centers around the world, inexpensive curbside parking results in increased traffic, wasted fuel and more pollution,” says Rebar’s Matthew Passmore. “The planning strategies that generated these conditions are not sustainable, nor do they promote a healthy, vibrant human habitat. PARK(ing) Day is about re-imagining the possibilities of the urban landscape.

This year Garden Station’s Project Manager, Lisa Helm, has has coordinated a park  in front of Blind Bob’s in the Oregon District; and Architect, Matt Sauer has coordinated a park by the local chapter of American Institute of Architects on Main Street by Courthouse Square.  MetroParks is loaning plants for the day and Green Velvet Sod Farms has donated sod, which will end up at Garden Station. The Oregon District PARK(ing) Day park will have programming throughout the day including kids activities and concerts. This is the sixth year Dayton will participate in the event, which promotes green space for people over space for cars. Ironically, there is some question whether the City of Dayton will keep Garden Station as a park or let it be developed into commercial buildings or parking space.

Schedule of events happening in the parking space in front of Blind Bob’s
9 am Chalk painting the sidewalk
10 am yoga class by Day Yoga Studio 10553553_10152396496787971_8187527370705434575_n-1
11 am Kids hour with Elizabeth
12 noon The Atira, noon concert!
1 pm Art in the park bring your sketch pad and paints!
2-3:45 pm SICSA puppies in the park
3:45 – 4:30 Stivers String Quartet
4:30-5 pm horn duets with lisa and brian
5pm TEAR DOWN with UD student helpers!

 

Since 2005, the project has blossomed into a worldwide grassroots movement: PARK(ing) Day 2011 – the last year statistics were collected — included 975 “PARK” installations in more than 160 cities in 35 countries on six continents. Though PARK(ing) Day now longer tracks the
number of PARKs each year, the project continues to expand to urban centers across the globe. PARK(ing) Day is an “open-source” user-generated invention created by independent groups around the globe who adapt the project to champion creative, social or political causes that are
relevant to their local urban conditions. More information regarding local PARK(ing) Day activities can be found online and a global  map of all participating cities are available on the PARK(ing) Day website, at parkingday.org.

PARK(ing) Day is an “open-source” user-generated invention created by independent groups around the globe who adapt the project to champion creative, social or political causes that are relevant to their local urban conditions. A global  map of all participating cities are available on the PARK(ing) Day website, at parkingday.org.

 

PARK(ing) Day 2010 – Dayton, Ohio

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This Friday September 17th, volunteers will be taking back the streets for the people – literally – when they transform various metered parking spaces in Downtown Dayton from spaces for cars into “park” spaces for people on what has become known worldwide as PARK(ing) Day!  This annual event started in 2005 in San Francisco when a downtown art & design studio called Rebar converted a single metered parking space into a temporary public park.  Since then, PARK(ing) Day has turned into an annual open-source global event.  Dayton got into the action last year when Garden Station organized the city’s first “park” in front of C{Space on Jefferson Street.  This year there will be four spaces – City Hall (organized by City of Dayton staff), the main library (organized by Dayton Metro Library), Blind Bobs (organized by Garden Station) and in front of 120 N. St. Clair (organized by … wait for it…. DAYTONMOSTMETRO.COM).

The mission of PARK(ing) Day is to “call attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated, and to improve the quality of urban human habitat … at least until the meter runs out!”