Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park(ing) Day

Shakespeare In The Park(ing) Spot

By Noah Kazis | Sep 16, 2011 | 1 Comment

In New York City, some of the most active participants in Park(ing) Day, the celebration of on-street public space, are students. The largest street reclamation I saw today was put on by Fordham undergraduates, who converted what looked like three parking spaces into a stage and auditorium for a day of Shakespeare In The Parking […]

Park(ing) Day 2011: Find Your Favorite Park(ing) Spot

By Noah Kazis | Sep 15, 2011 | 5 Comments

The forecast is sunny and seasonable for Park(ing) Day 2011 here in New York City, so get ready to enjoy the annual celebration of the public spaces that are our neighborhood streets. At 34 locations in all five boroughs, New Yorkers will be taking over curbside parking spaces with installations that are by turns relaxing, […]

In Chelsea, Adding Parks to the Street Could Free Up Room For Housing Too

By Noah Kazis | Sep 13, 2011 | 2 Comments

This Friday, New Yorkers will take part in Park(ing) Day, repurposing dozens of parking spaces around the city to show what you can do with valuable curbside real estate besides storing cars. Last year, participants set up everything from “alternate side mulching” to an entire dorm room, complete with walls and a television set, to […]

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Andres Power Helps Lead a Streets Renaissance One Parklet at a Time

By Bryan Goebel | May 9, 2011 | No Comments

City planners often get very little public recognition for the work they do, and can sometimes take the heat on a project if it doesn’t prove politically popular. In the case of San Francisco’s revolutionary Pavement to Parks program, the early resistance to reclaiming public space from cars to create convivial spaces for people has […]

NYC Restaurants in Search of Foot Traffic Can Apply to DOT

By Ben Fried | Nov 4, 2010 | 8 Comments

A few months after launching the city’s first “pop-up café“ on Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan, NYC DOT is putting out a call to other businesses who might be interested in reclaiming curbside spaces to make way for seasonal sidewalk extensions, tables, and seating. The department announced today that it’s seeking applications [PDF] to expand […]

Park(ing) Day 2010: The International Phenomenon

By Noah Kazis | Sep 17, 2010 | No Comments

[smooth=id:32] Park(ing) Day keeps getting bigger every year. Since starting in 2005, it has grown each year; last year 700 parks were set up in 140 cities on all six continents. This year, it might be even bigger. And in the last year, the governments of San Francisco and New York City, at least, have made […]

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