Posts tagged Parking Day
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Parking spaces to parklets: PARK(ing) Day is back this September
If you’ve ever looked at a parking space and dreamed of what it could be without a big metal machine weighing it down, now’s your chance to find out. Keep reading…
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Here’s a roundup of Park(ing) Day parklets from around the region
In case you missed Park(ing) Day, an annual event where parking spaces are temporarily turned into small parks across the region this past Friday, we have the highlights for you. Enjoy! Keep reading…
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To put the “park” back in parking, Richmond jumps into international Park(ing) Day with gusto
Cities across the world, including in the Washington and Baltimore regions, will temporarily turn parking spaces into parklets this Friday for the annual Park(ing) Day. While in past years Richmond sported just one Park(ing) Day parklet, this year it will have 20, and organizers hope some will become permanent. Keep reading…
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These new development rules are made for walking
Construction and fire codes ensure that a new building won’t be the seed of a 19th-century-style urban conflagration. Inclusionary zoning ensures that at least some space will be set aside for economically-excluded residents. And now, a new suite of requirements will ensure that new buildings improve the walkability of the neighborhoods that surround them. Keep reading…
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Events: Be carefree by being car-free
Drop your keys and go car-free for a day, show off your city planning knowledge at the APA trivia night, check out new Metro-related apps and data visualizations, volunteer to clean up Anacostia Park, and more in this week's events! Keep reading…
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Parklets provide creative public spaces in Rosslyn and beyond
Attractive public gathering spaces, offering greenery and seating in urban areas where space is often limited, are key to successful urban areas. With this in mind, the Rosslyn Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Arlington County, is launching a new parklet this week. Keep reading…
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Here are your photos of Park(ing) Day!
Last week Friday people around the world transformed parking spots into tiny, temporary parks to spark discussion about how we use public space. We rounded up some of our favorite shots from the GGWash Flickr and Twitter of the pop-up “parklets” around Washington this year. Keep reading…
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‘MPD WILL NOT APPROVE’ a parklet for Park(ing) Day, says permit reviewer who didn’t get the memo
Park(ing) Day in DC is Friday. Last year, 34 mini-parks sprouted up during the day in street parking spaces from Tenleytown to the Navy Yard. DC has officially embraced this, but one permit reviewer for the Metropolitan Police Department apparently didn't get the memo. Keep reading…
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When you turn parking spaces into parks, it looks like this
On Friday, September 16th, greater Washington gave some parking spaces a facelift and converted them into miniature parks for Park(ing) Day, an imaginative international event to show what else could be done with curbside parking spaces. Thanks to readers who tweeted pictures and uploaded to our Flickr pool. Here is some of what you submitted:… Keep reading…
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For a day, we’re getting a bunch of tiny new parks
Tomorrow, September 16th, is Park(ing) Day! Park(ing) Day is an annual, international event where people turn parking spaces into miniature parks for a day, prompting impromptu public gatherings and calling attention to our need for more open spaces. Keep reading…