Anyone who's ever visited San Francisco knows that parking sucks. Anyone who's ever lived here will tell you that because it sucks they would rather run, walk or crawl before owning a car, lest they rack up thousands of dollars in parking tickets (I speak from experience on this one) and battle the overwhelming rage that surfaces every time one of those little Meter Maid cars skulks by. Seriously, you really wanna throw your drink on those guys. Well, one day a year we citizens of the crowded streets get a little retribution in the form of Park(ing) Day. Volunteers, in coordination with the Trust For Public Land, take over street parking in our busiest neighborhoods and turn the spaces into lovely public parks.
You'd be surprised how refreshing it is to see these tiny patches of asphalt put to communal use. Office workers take their lunch outside, kids have their shoes off and everyone enjoys the sunshine. Makes you think that there's got to be a better way...
Amazing.
Posted by: Adam | September 19, 2008 at 07:07 PM
What a fun idea! Do people in cars yell at them for taking up another space? I love the pictures! That first "park" looks lovely.
Posted by: Linn | September 19, 2008 at 08:22 PM