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National Park(ing) Day
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Pittsburgh PARK(ing) Day
PARK(ing) Day Pittsburgh
September 16th, 2011
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What is Park(ing) Day?
PARK(ing) Day is an annual, one-day, international event in which artists, designers, activists and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces.Mission:
The event is an opportunity to have people think about how important public spaces are and how parks improve our communities. These park installations aim to transform urban environments designed for vehicle use into a communal space for public use.PARK(ing) spaces come in all sizes and styles. It could be an art installation, interactive demonstration, place to sit, or showcase for urban farming and gardening. A park bench, tree and grass works too! There are countless of imaginative ways to transform a metered parking space. For inspiration, you can view images of previous-year spots at http://parkingday.org/.
Join this annual celebration of transforming parking spaces into temporary public parks!
Build your own park
Help others build parks
Visit Park(ing) Day parks near you
Who participates?
National Park(ing) Day is an all-volunteer effort. All are welcome to participate.
To learn more about National Park(ing) Day:
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Ready for PARK(ing) Day Pittsburgh 2011?
Interested in participating in the fourth annual PARK(ing) Day Pittsburgh?
Email us at PARKingDayPGH@gmail.com, visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/PARKingDayPGH, or stay tuned here for more details!
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Way to go Pittsburgh!
Success, right? I’d say so!
Here are some links to images and press covering Pittsburgh’s third annual PARK(ing) Day:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coolness/
http://blogski.phcapgh.org/2010/09/parking-day-even-more-fun/
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10261/1088516-53.stm
http://picasaweb.google.com/chuck.alcorn/2010ParkIngDayPittsburgh?authkey=Gv1sRgCPyfxvqExpi3tAE&feat=directlink#
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36390426@N05/sets/72157624880968427/
http://wduqnews.blogspot.com/2010/09/pittsburgh-parking-spaces-go-green.html
Please add more links to press and images via the comments section.
Big thanks to CDCP, Mattress Factory, War Admiral Press, Bike Pittsburgh, Chuck Alcorn, Andrea Lavin, Emily Craig, OTB Bicycle
Cafe, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Bob Map’s and Lili Coffee Shop and of course everyone who participated in this years event!
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Bike Pittsburgh route
For anyone who wants to go out on a ride with Bike Pittsburgh (meeting at 11:45AM from 410 S. Craig Street in Oakland) tomorrow here are some things to keep in mind:
Stay in the right lane
Leave nothing and nobody behind
Stop at red lights
Ride straight and predictably
Roll past conflict
Ride sober
Communicate with other riders
Check out the route they planned here
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choose your own PARK(ing) Day adventure
Thanks to Bob’s Maps for creating this spiffy map for us! You should also check out the map Bike Pittsburgh created for the mid-day Bike tour they will lead tomorrow. Now all you have to do is choose your own adventure!
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PYOP
if you still need a poster and don’t think you will be able to pick one up in time please PYOP…print your own poster.
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bikes and more bikes
Our pals over at Bike Pittsburgh will have a rad lounge on Friday that you better check out. Learn more here
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Bob’s Maps
Bob Firth of the Pittsburgh based company Bob’s Maps has generously offered to create a map for us this year. The map will show where the 40+ ‘parks’ are located and will be a great resource for anyone planning to travel around the city checking out the different spots.
FYI: REI will be making smores at their park, hmmm, that’s worth a trip to the SouthSide Works, right?
Here is a nice sample of a map they created recently…to all the Pens fans out there you might want to take a look at this.
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get ‘em while they’re hawt
By 2PM today the posters will be ready for distribution. Every participant should have a poster visible at their park on September 17th.
You can get your paws on one of these purty posters at either of the following locations:
Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pgh, PA 15212
(412)-231-3169
www.mattress.org
emily@mattress.org
OR
CDCP
938 Penn Avenue, 6th floor
Pgh, PA 15222
(412-391-4144
www.cdcp.org
ALavin@cdcp.org
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