Park(ing) Day
Streetsblog California
It’s Park(ing) Day Again!
Nineteen years after Park(ing) Day was first launched to get people rethink how we use street space, parklets are common enough that they are no longer shocking or even surprising. But Park(ing) Day still has something to teach.
September 20, 2024
Park(ing) Day L.A. 2019 Round-Up
Parking spaces were turned into mini-parks in Mid-City West, Westwood, and downtown L.A.
September 23, 2019
Melrose Park(ing) Day Sets Stage For More Permanent Pedestrian Plaza
The Melrose BID used Park(ing) Day to showcase a space that could become a more permanent plaza.
September 20, 2017
Park(ing) Day in California
Park(ing) Day is a grass-roots event wherein people turn street parking spaces into something more useful and fun than car storage. Herein some photos of people enjoying the street.
September 18, 2017
Is Park(ing) Day Still a Thing?
Park(ing) Day is almost old hat now, but in the early days it caused a ruckus. Where is it taking place this year?
September 13, 2017
Park(ing) Day in North Orange County: A New, Welcome Experience
Lynk Gibson, 7, grabbed a thick blue marker from a bin and started drawing onto a board with a footprint outline while his 4-year-old brother Nolan looked on at his side. Krystin Gibson, the boys' mother, handed Nolan a marker and directed him where to draw.
September 19, 2016
Highlights From Park(ing) Day Around the Globe
Today is Park(ing) Day -- a day to demonstrate how scarce street space can do so much more than store parked cars. Around the world, people are setting up camp in parking spots and turning them into public spaces.
September 19, 2016
The Streetsblog California Park(ing) Day Post
Today is Park(ing) Day, the now-ten-year-old celebration that repurposes street parking spots for people rather than cars.
September 16, 2016