Park(ing) Day - create your own space!
Event Details
| Date & Time | Friday, September 17, 2010 (All day) |
|---|---|
| Host | Park(ing) Day |
| Location | Worldwide BC |
| participate@parkingday.org | |
| Website | Parking Day website |
PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good.
The City of Victoria is encouraging citizens to participate, and invites ideas and applications. Contact Allison Ashcroft, Senior Planner for the Dept of Sustainability for details on how to create your own space! aashcroft@victoria.ca / 250-361-0366
The project began in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, converted a single metered parking space into a temporary public park in downtown San Francisco. Since 2005, PARK(ing) Day has evolved into a global movement, with organizations and individuals (operating independently of Rebar but following an established set of guidelines) creating new forms of temporary public space in urban contexts around the world.
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!
For details on how you can participate, visit the Park(ing) Day website.
