Parking Day

RENEWing LA Through CicLAvia

Joel Epstein | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Parking Day, South Los Angeles, South Gate, Biking, MacArthur Park, La Puente, Pomona, Los Angeles, LA County Department of Public Health, San Fernando, Huntington Park, Diabetes, Fitness, Ciclavia, East Hollywood, Obesity, RENEW LA, Lynnwood, La Impact, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

The partnership between RENEW and CicLAvia is a natural fit -- two critical parts of the solution to LA's epidemic of obesity and diabetes.

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PHOTOS: Turn That Parking Space Into Your Own Personal Park

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: San Francisco Parking Day, San Francisco Bike Coalition, Parklets, Mini-Parks, Urban Green Space, San Francisco Around Town, Rebar, Parking Spaces, Parking Day, Public Parks, San Francisco Parklets, Pop-Up Cafe, Oakland, Streetsblog, San Francisco, San Francisco News

Sometimes it seems like the last thing people in San Francisco want to do with parking spaces is actually park their cars in them. (SCROLL DOWN FO...

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It's Park(ing) Day In NYC!

gothamist.com | John Del Signore in Arts and Events on September 16, 2011 9:08 AM | Posted 11.16.2011

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Good morning! Today is Park(ing) Day (Observed). Most banks and post offices are open, but hundreds of New Yorkers across the city are using the holid...

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People Places: What If We Used Parking Spaces for Something Else?

Jennifer Gennari | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Public Space, Parking Spaces, Parking Day, Video, San Francisco News
Jennifer Gennari

Instead of endless pavement for cars, our limited land could be used for something else. Imagine! Public art, benches and trees, café tables. Places people want to go.

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Park[ing] Day In LA: From Parking Lot To Park

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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Who: You and "a diverse constituency of community groups, neighborhood councils, design & architecture firms, professional organizations, non-profits,...

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Park(ing) Day: Turning Metered Parking Spots Into Public Parks (VIDEO)

Guardian | Bibi van der Zee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Culture, Park(ing) Day, Green Living, Parking Day, Bikes, Protest, Green News

Hooray, one of my favourite days of the year: International Park(ing) day. This glorious anti-car festival only started in 2005, when a San Francisco-...

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