Park(ing) Day 
Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 12:01AM
Fabian Lewkowicz

Carolyn Gibson (left) and Gina Goodhill sit on a coach in a metered parking space which was transformed into a temporary public park on Main Street during the annual worldwide celebration known as Park(ing) Day on Friday, September 16, 2011. The temporary public park was hosted by Global Green USA on Main Street. PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event where artists, activists, and citizens independently (but simultaneously) turn metered parking spots into "PARK(ing)" spaces: temporary public parks and other spaces for people to enjoy. PARK(ing) Day is a non-commercial project, intended to promote creativity, civic engagement, critical thinking, unscripted social interactions, generosity and play.

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