PARKing Day 2016


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Parking Day Car

PARK(ing) Day in Cambridge: September 16, 2016

Join us for a drop-in Open House to learn all about how you can participate in PARK(ing) Day 2016!

Wednesday, March 16, 4:00 P. M. to 8:00 P. M.
344 Broadway, 4th Floor

Applications will be available on March 16, 2016 and will be due on May 1, 2016. 

Kids on police motorcycle in Harvard Square

The mission of PARK(ing) Day is to call attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated, and to improve the quality of urban human habitat … at least until the meter runs out!


DJ at parking day

What is PARK(ing) Day?

PARK(ing) Day is an annual international event where residents, artists and activists come together to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public places. The project began in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, converted a single metered parking space into a temporary public park in downtown San Francisco. Since 2005, PARK(ing) Day has evolved into a global movement, with organizations and individuals creating new forms of temporary public space in urban contexts around the world.

The mission of PARK(ing) Day is to call attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated, and to improve the quality of urban human habitat … at least until the meter runs out!

PARK(ing) Day is an annual open-source global event where residents, artists + activists temporarily transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public places. The project began in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, converted a single metered space into a temporary public park in downtown San Francisco. Since 2005, PARK(ing) Day has evolved into a global movement, with organizations and individuals creating new forms of temporary public space in urban contexts around the world.

musicians in park at dwelltime

 Mayor's Food Drive

Interested in participating in PARK(ing) Day?

Please contact Jennifer Lawrence, jlawrence@cambridgema.gov, 617/349-4671 to discuss participation.

Original concept by Rebar. www.rebargroup.org  

Source: http://parkingday.org  

 Longfellow's Garden in Harvard Square 

For More Information

For more information on PARK(ing) Day in Cambridge, contact Jennifer Lawrence at jlawrence@cambridgema.gov or 617/349-4671.