Walkable Neighborhoods

PARKing Day 2008 is in full swing in Sacramento. The park at J & 20th is INCREDIBLE! Here’s a short video clip and a few photos. The video shows a time at the park with the fewest people all day, but a really cool game erupted when the train came. By the way, the train [...]

Across the world this Friday, there will be several hundred fewer car parking spaces and just a little more park space. Concerned people from around the globe will be converting car spaces into mini-parks—many with sod, benches, games, etc.
Here in Sacramento, we will be creating several spaces across the grid. I’ve created a webpage [...]

Yes, that’s right. A group of us are going to be converting a car parking space into a mini-park, complete with sod and a parking bench. Local eco-urban developer LJ Urban beautifully described the event on their blog:

Ever wish for a world with more parks and fewer parking lots?

This Friday, September 21st, on J Street [...]