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Park(ing) day is a global, public, participatory project where people across the world temporarily repurpose curbside parking spaces and convert them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets for people.
Get ready: Park(ing) Day is September 20-22, 2024!
Add your project to the map above.
We encourage you to take part. See the How to Manual here for tips on how to get started. Once you’ve planned your Park(ing) Day installation, tag us @parkingday #parkingday2024 #reclaimthestreets
This year, Park(ing) Day proudly announces its partnership with the Parking Reform Network.
As a prominent activist and policymaker group, the Parking Reform Network (PRN) is dedicated to promoting equitable, efficient, and sustainable management of parking resources. Together, we're more than just providing a map for you to place your Park(ing) Day project. We're offering a dynamic tool for our participants to connect with like-minded individuals and explore possibilities to bring their projects to life. Join us as we (un)pave the way for a more vibrant and community-oriented Park(ing) Day and beyond street life experience.
In the spirit of this partnership this year's Park(ing) Day theme is Parking Reform Activism. In partnership with PRN, we aim to address the urgent need for street reclamation in our post-pandemic world. The past few years have highlighted the importance of rethinking our urban spaces, with the rise of Parklets and the success of initiatives like Open Streets demonstrating the potential for transformative change. Join us as we build on this momentum and advocate for sustainable, community-focused urban planning that prioritizes people over cars.
Access our Participant’s Care Package and kindly consider making a donation to support our ongoing efforts!
International Parklet Symposium.
Bologna, Italy.
Join a global cohort of public space practitioners, policymakers, and academics to shape the future of parklets in the EU and beyond! Our goal is to create a Park Manifesto for the European Union.
Be part of this transformative event with the founders of Park(ing) Day and the park movement from San Francisco and around the world.
Hosted by Luisa Bravo and the Museo Spazio Pubblico in Bologna, Italy, this event is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact reclaiming the streets for people.
Submit a paper for publication in the Journal of Public Space.
Why Park(ing) Day?
Park(ing) Day is a unique and exciting opportunity to engage in the ongoing dialog around how our cities are designed and built. It began as a guerilla art project and act of design activism in a single parking space, and has grown into a global movement, inspiring the creation of “parklets” and COVID-era “streeteries” in cities across the United States and beyond.
First Park(ing) Day Installation.
In 2005 the Rebar design team equipped with 200 square feet of lawn, a 15–foot–tall tree, a rented park bench and the desire to exploit the metered parking space as a site for art, activism and cultural expression, created the first Park(ing) Day.
Creators
John Bela, Matthew Passmore, Blaine Merker, Teresa Aguilera (Rebar Group), with Andrea Scher, Gregory Kellett, and Brady Moss.
Collaborators
ASLA, Spin, Parkade, SuperWorks, Parking Reform Network and to the thousands of people that have participated in Park(ing) Day over the last 17+ years. Thank you!
Allies
This list is on ongoing work in progress, please email us with updates: hello@myparkingday.org
Original Park(ing) Day logo by Maki Kawaguchi.