Parking Day

Friday, September 18th will be Washington, DC’s first year participating in the international event PARK(ing) Day, thanks to local garden shop Garden District. The original plan was to turn 4 on-street parking spaces into parks for the day around the city. However, complications with obtaining permits made this plan impossible. Garden District is in the process of moving to a new location across from it’s current outpost at 14th and S Street NW. The location was previously an auto shop and includes a large surface parking lot.

The PARK(ing) Day DC team will convert a portion of this lot into a park for the day, between the hours of 11AM and 9PM. This park will be larger than the original 4 spaces combined. Please come by and enjoy the green space with your friends or pet! Listen to music, play games, read a book and enjoy some refreshments.

Park(ing) Day was originally created by Rebar, a San Francisco art and design collective. It is being organized in Washington, DC by ReadysetDC and F1rst-n-R.

About Park(ing) Day and Rebar
Originally created by Rebar, San Francisco art and design collective, PARK(ing) Day is an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks. More info at www.parkingday.org and www.rebargroup.org.

About ReadysetDC
ReadysetDC is a blog + collection of creative projects aimed at creating awareness of everything amazing in DC, including urban development, culture + art. We seek to be a source of inspiration + a spark for discussion. More info at www.ReadysetDC.com.

About F1RSTNR
F1rst-n-R is the web site of Brandon Schmittling and exists to centralize his activity in Washington, DC and specifically the up-and-coming area known as Bloomingdale. More info at www.F1rstnR.com.

About Garden District
Garden District is an urban garden center with two shops located minutes to each other providing quality plants, pottery and solutions.  We can help you enhance your landscape, start your herb garden or find the right plant for your home or office. More info at http://www.gardendistrict-dc.com.

Contact
Justin Young
jyoun88@mac.com
240-997-6570

UPDATE: Due to difficulties obtaining permits, PARK(ing) Day DC will occur at ONE GIANT location: Garden District’s future home at 14th & S Street NW.  More info here.

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In order for Park(ing) Day DC to be successful, we need as many people as possible to pitch in. If you can help out for part of the day or all day on Friday, September 18th, please register. We get in touch with you soon afterwards. To stay in the loop, keep coming here, or follow us on Twitter!

Check out the video from Park(ing) Day NYC on StreetFilms after the jump…

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