Pittsburgh Park(ing) Day

PARK(ing) Day 2011 Photos

parkingdaypgh — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:52:49 +0000

Check out photos from today’s PARKs!

Comment on this post or email us with links to your photos and we’ll post them here.

Pittsburgh PARK(ing) Day

parkingdaypgh — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:21:10 +0000

PARK(ing) Day Pittsburgh

September 16th, 2011

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http://www.facebook.com/ParkingDayPGH

2011 Map

Click here for printable map and park list

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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:

National Park(ing) Day

Ready for PARK(ing) Day Pittsburgh 2011?

parkingdaypgh — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:32:00 +0000

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!

Way to go Pittsburgh!

parkingdaypgh — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:47:00 +0000

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!

Bike Pittsburgh route

parkingdaypgh — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:48:00 +0000

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

choose your own PARK(ing) Day adventure

parkingdaypgh — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:35:00 +0000

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!

PYOP

parkingdaypgh — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:59:00 +0000

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.

bikes and more bikes

parkingdaypgh — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:48:00 +0000

Our pals over at Bike Pittsburgh will have a rad lounge on Friday that you better check out. Learn more here

Bob’s Maps

parkingdaypgh — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:13:00 +0000

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.

get ‘em while they’re hawt

parkingdaypgh — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:29:00 +0000

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

CDCP
938 Penn Avenue, 6th floor
Pgh, PA 15222
(412-391-4144
www.cdcp.org
ALavin@cdcp.org