Happy PARK(ing) Day!

Eric Fredericks • Friday September 19, 2008

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 doesn’t come by all that frequent. More to come in the future, but I’m headed back to the park!

 

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PARK(ing) Day Returns This Friday!

Eric Fredericks • Tuesday September 16, 2008

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 that has all the information you need to know about our local efforts. Visit it here. On the page, you will find park locations, contact information, information for Facebook, photos from last year’s event, event flyers, and more. The park I’m involved in organizing will be located at J & 20th Streets in Midtown. The park will be named Presley Park in memory of Jason Presley who was incredibly instrumental in bringing together last year’s amazing park.

For those of you in other cities, I encourage you to check the PARKing Day Headquarters website to see if there’s a park in your community. I had so much fun last year that I’ve decided to spend the whole day in the park this year. It’s one of my favorite days of the year! That game of chess pictured above was not staged, by the way. Two strangers just sat down and decided to play!

Here is the event flyer for our park (Note: we should be out there well before 8am!):

 

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This Friday: Convert a Car Parking Space Into a Mini-Park With Me in Downtown Sacramento

Eric Fredericks • Monday September 17, 2007

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 between 13th and 14th in one small 22 × 7 foot metered parking spot, you’ll find just that.

Imagine it. Car. Car. Car. Park. Car. Car. Car. This is just way too much fun.

Better yet. Come out and see for yourself. We’ll be there (most of the time). You’ll find us sitting on a large boulder dreaming big. Maybe you can sit a spell yourself. Play some chess. Listen to a live musician. And think about what its going to take to make this city better.

Its National Park(ing) Day 2007. Sacramento-style.

Brought to you by a dedicated group of eco-urbanists: artists, planners, bicyclists, landscape designers, photographers, bloggers…and a developer.

We still need volunteers to help us set up, tear down, and man the park in brief shifts during the day. We would also like talented musicians and artists to stop by the park and show off their skills. We could use your help spreading the word as well. We want as many people as possible to experience or hear about the event. So please, blog, e-mail, sing about the event—whatever it takes to get the word out. Most importantly: stop by and say hello!

If you’re interested in participating, please join our Google Group or contact me.

Also, there are many Park(ing) Day events happening in dozens of other cities this Friday, so stop by the TPL website to see if there’s an event happening in your community.

 

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