http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:32:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are so excited to announce that Park(ing) Spot hosts can now register online for Park(ing) Day NYC 2010! Our website is currently undergoing some updates but in the mean time you can register to host a Park(ing) Spot here. As always you’ll need to select ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2010/07/20/registration/ Hi Park(ing) Day Enthusiasts, I’m Alyssa, the Park(ing) Day NYC Fellow. What’s a Park(ing) Day NYC Fellow you ask? I’m here to help plan, coordinate and promote Park(ing) Day NYC. I’m also here to answer any questions you may have about Park(ing) Day and how to go ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2010/07/19/a-word-from-the-parking-day-nyc-fellow/ Here at Transportation Alternatives we're getting very excited for Park(ing) Day NYC 2010! Mark your calendars for Friday September 17th, 2010. In the coming weeks the website will be up to date and registration will be live. As in years past, Park(ing) Day NYC aims to transform parking spaces into ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2010/07/12/looking-forward-to-parking-day-2010/ Organizers, designers and street-reclaimers: you are amazing! Thank you once again for converting boring parking spots into vibrant public spaces and for making Park(ing) Day NYC a tremendous success for the third year in a row. Fifty-one park(ing) spots lined city streets throughout the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan, inviting ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2009/11/24/to-2010-and-thank-you-once-again/ In 2009, Transportation Alternatives hosted a "POP.Park" competition. A full description of the competition is below. Samina Iqbal set up her design, Hex Pack Patio, on Park(ing) Day 2009 at St. Marks and 1st Avenue. POP.Park Competition Call for Submissions Purpose Awards and ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2009/11/20/poppark-2009/ Fixcity.org is amazing! It is a pro-active approach to all those frustrating moments when you find yourself standing on the street, muttering where the #$% is a bike rack! Now you can request racks for all those locations. Here’s a recap of the day told to us by ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2009/10/01/52/ Wondering if there is a space in NYC where you can build Lego models, watch live painting and performance art, and sit and relax beneath the Highline? This space can exist, and did for one day - Park(ing) Day – thanks to No Longer Empty, an arts organization utilizing non-traditional ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2009/09/28/no-longer-empty-parking-day-video/ Anna Peccianti, organizer of the Community Gardens of Brooklyn park(ing) spot, shared her experience experimenting with the installation of Hen Park, the runner up POP.Park entry, submitted by Verzone Woods Architectes in Switzerland (pictured below). Hen Park's goals focused on nourishment, recycling, playing and interacting with the environment. The creators wrote: ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2009/09/23/hen-park-poppark-runner-up-debuts-with-the-community-gardens-of-brooklyn-parking-spot/ Park(ing) Day NYC 2009 was fun, light, playful and still the best pro-public space rally of the year! In the coming days, we'll be inviting park organizers to share their experiences, but until then we hope the following media will hold you: NY1's TV news coverage New York Times Dot Earth Blog New ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2009/09/20/and-what-a-day-parking-day-2009/ Along with 51 new parks, T.A. is also very proud to announce the winner for our POP.Park competition! The POP.Park competition --to build a park inside a box for less than $20--was swept by Samina Iqbal. Iqbal's entry, built from 2 and 3-ply cardboard and painted for ... http://blog.parkingdaynyc.org/2009/09/18/happy-pday-and-the-poppark-winner-is/