http://www.parkingday.org/ SEPT. 19th 2008 Green Hooliganism [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] (Because cars suck!)
They are all over the city/ country / world now. I hear there is one in North Beach. I'm going to go check it out.
Invented by REBAR Group, Inc. - the crazy art/ designers who take on urban challenges. The idea: put parks, as in places to sit in the grass, in parking spaces, as in places to put a car.
We did a huge one last year in the middle of a gang infested neighborhood. See images.
It's a response to the over developing of pavement, and the eradication of places to chill out anywhere in a city without having to buy something while doing it.
75% of the surface of San Francisco is devoted solely to moving and parking cars. This is actually good compared to places like Phoenix and Huston which are upwards of 80 - 85% streets and parking lots. Really sick [puke] [bang]
Ingredients: Trees, grass, a parking spot. (Put $ in the meter) Rock band, BBQ.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2870498011_8a7c173757_b.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2870498087_e144b899df_b.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/2871329368_241827a574_b.jpg)
Talk like a Pirate Day is still my favorite Sept 19th celebration.
Aarrr! Shiver me timbers! (this is where I would put the pirate smiley).
My firm participated:
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/enzo76/parkingday.jpg)
Gotta love S.F. All you freethinkers over there. Here's to keeping it outside the box. [thumbsup]
Later
Quote from: enzo on September 19, 2008, 05:26:28 PM
My firm participated:
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/enzo76/parkingday.jpg)
Ha ha! Very cool!
I like the idea -transforming streets into parks for a day. Something to consider for sure...
Quote from: enzo on September 19, 2008, 05:26:28 PM
My firm participated:
Nice [thumbsup]
+ scooters. extra [thumbsup]
Quote from: Desmostro on September 19, 2008, 02:41:55 PM
http://www.parkingday.org/ SEPT. 19th 2008 Green Hooliganism [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] (Because cars suck!)
75% of the surface of San Francisco is devoted solely to moving and parking cars. This is actually good compared to places like Phoenix and Huston which are upwards of 80 - 85% streets and parking lots. Really sick [puke] [bang]
That has to be just ground surface. They must not account for all of the floorspace in S.F. which has to be considerable since almost every building has at least 2 floors & it seems like most everything North of Market has at least 3.