Metered parking spaces will be turned into temporary “parks” for public use when the UpTown Association holds its 3rd Annual PARK(ing) Day, 11am to 6pm on Friday, September 19.
This Adams St. event is intended to showcase attributes of the UpTown district, including the newly opened UpTown Green, a 2.5 acre park on the corner of Madison Ave. and 18th Street.
"The annual PARK(ing) Day event allows the UpTown Association to promote our wonderful neighborhood as well as over 30 different organizations that create temporary park installations along Adams St.," said Julie Champa, UpTown Association Executive Director. This event gives local artists and political and social organizations a chance to showcase their work as well.
Beginning in 2005 in San Francisco, PARK(ing) Day allows local residents to playfully demonstrate the benefits of adding open public space to the tightly congested, car-dominated city infrastructure. Areas of the city normally used as parking spaces for cars are transformed into short-term green spaces. After pictures and video of the temporary transformation began circulating on the internet, PARK(ing) Day has grown into a global phenomenon.
In the early days, setting up a park bench and some sod was the common theme for PARK(ing) Day. In recent years, however, participants have expanded to include free health clinics, urban farming demonstrations, works of art, bike repair, and political/social organizations. For the Toledo event, "The third annual PARK(ing) Day will include activities for everyone in the family including live street music, interactive kids activities, and food vendors," said Champa.
Metered parking spaces will be turned into temporary “parks” for public use when the UpTown Association holds its 3rd Annual PARK(ing) Day, 11am to 6pm on Friday, September 19.
This Adams St. event is intended to showcase attributes of the UpTown district, including the newly opened UpTown Green, a 2.5 acre park on the corner of Madison Ave. and 18th Street.
"The annual PARK(ing) Day event allows the UpTown Association to promote our wonderful neighborhood as well as over 30 different organizations that create temporary park installations along Adams St.," said Julie Champa, UpTown Association Executive Director. This event gives local artists and political and social organizations a chance to showcase their work as well.
Beginning in 2005 in San Francisco, PARK(ing) Day allows local residents to playfully demonstrate the benefits of adding open public space to the tightly congested, car-dominated city infrastructure. Areas of the city normally used as parking spaces for cars are transformed into short-term green spaces. After pictures and video of the temporary transformation began circulating on the internet, PARK(ing) Day has grown into a global phenomenon.
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In the early days, setting up a park bench and some sod was the common theme for PARK(ing) Day. In recent years, however, participants have expanded to include free health clinics, urban farming demonstrations, works of art, bike repair, and political/social organizations. For the Toledo event, "The third annual PARK(ing) Day will include activities for everyone in the family including live street music, interactive kids activities, and food vendors," said Champa.
