Parking Day is September 21st (18. September 2007, 15:35 by Derek Young) ~ Parking. Parks. So Close...
Have you ever wanted a little park of your own in the middle of the city? We have a few pocket parks and quite a few empty lots, but maybe a little mini-park is what you need to improve your day.
Friday, September 21st, join the Trust for Public Land and people in cities all over the world to create your own pocket park – one hour at a time. Based on work done by Rebar (follow the link for photos) in San Francisco a few years ago, people will create parks in metered or limited time parking areas.
So roll out the sod, bring a few potted plants from home and a bench, and—voila!—that one hour parking spot becomes a cozy park. (Note: if we plan it right, we can string together enough parks to play bocce. And would that count as chain parking?)
Tacoma isn’t on the official list of participating cities… so join the fun and get outside this Friday!
More information at the Trust for Public Land
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Actually I don’t think it would count as “chain parking” since the term has now been redefined to be something like “moving to evade.”
Interesting concept for open space. I’ve never heard or even conceived of such a thing before.
1 | Posted by Chris Karnes | Sep 18, 06:33 PM
The pictures are really great. I agree, Chris, I’d never thought of anything like that before.
Someone needs to find a good place to do it in Tacoma.
2 | Posted by Erik Hanberg | Sep 18, 07:44 PM
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