Park(ing) Day
Event Details
Time: September 18, 2009 all day
Location: car parking spaces along the Grand Concourse
Street: Grand Concourse
City/Town: Bronx
Website or Map: http://www.parkingday.org/
Event Type: create, your, own, temporary, public, park, in, a, car-parking, space
Organized By: Transporation Alternatives
Latest Activity: Sep 17
Event Description
PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks.
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