National Park(ing) Day - 72 hour update ...

[Matthew Shaffer]

Hi all,

 

National Park(ing) Day 2008 is Friday!

 

With more than 80 cities and 450 parks planned around the world, National Park(ing) Day is double-digit hours away, and I can't thank you enough for all your hard work.

 

Couple updates and some new links for videos and photos and an important request .

 

Updates

-          Safety First.

o        Please be safe and take good care of your park visitors.

o        If you are asked to shut down by the authorities please do so - we don't want a ripple effect of ill will.

o        If passers by or angry motorists heckle you, please be kind - perhaps invite them to come to the park for a relaxing moment.

-          Descriptions/Locations. If you aren't on the map - send me your location pronto. If you are on the map and the details are wrong, send me edits pronto.

-          Press. If you see a story about Park(ing) Day and you don't see it linked on the Web site, please send it my way.

-          Have a tremendous event!

I am best reached on my cell on Friday if anything comes up: 415.609.2750

 

Photos/Videos

 

An Important Request: Should you wish to make photos available to me for the media to use, send me high-resolution photos at Matthew...@tpl.org with the following information per image:

When: Date

Where: Location

Who: Identify people in the photo if possible

What: Brief (20 words or less) description

Credit: Your name/affiliation

This information - plus your email - will help me get your photos printed by the media.

Please do not send every photo you've taken - only those you think are best.

I will respond to your email with an acknowledgment of your permission to re-use.

 

Flickr

I've separated out last year's photos into its own collection and started a new one for 2008:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/2008parkingday/

You can send me photos or upload them to the queue on Flickr.

 

YouTube

Under the TrustforPublicLand channel on YouTube I've added a group:

http://www.youtube.com/group/nationalparkingday

Please add videos there.

 

Recent Press

PARK(ing) Day's goal: a greener city (Tucson Citizen)
Park(ing) Spaces (The Red Barn Cooperative)
How to Turn Your Parking Space Into a Park (The Daily Green)

Get Ready for Park(ing) Day 2008! (Inhabitat)

National Park(ing) Day - September 19, 2008 (Cherry Hill Courier Post)

A cool idea for parks, or a crazy one? (Knoxnews)
From Parking to Park---Until the Meter Runs Out (GreenSource)
Motorists May Find Green Inspiration (Pasadena Star-News)
For one day, parking space 'parks' will bloom on Grand Rapids streets (Grand Rapids Press)
Denver will celebrate National Park(ing) Day (Denver Business Journal and Rocky Mountain News)
Raising Awareness on Lack of LA Open Space (CityWatch)
Feed the Meter and Put Your Feet Up (Conscious Choice)
Civic adventures with Rebar design collective (San Francisco Chronicle)
Have a Green Hour in a Parking Space (Green Hour)
National Park(ing) Day - September 19 (Celsias)
In the Spotlight: Park(ing) Day Philadelphia (Next Great City)
Asphalt lots try green for a change (Palm Beach Post)
Plantation: Lot to become green for a day (Sun Sentinel)

 

 

And, as always, contact me with any questions.

 

 

Have fun, be safe, and have terrific Park(ing) Days!

Matt

 

San Francisco art collective REBAR first created "PARK(ing)" in 2005 to re-imagine the potential of the metered parking space. In 2006, in collaboration with TPL, REBAR founded "PARK(ing) Day": a global exploration of the creative potential of streets.

 

 

 

 

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Matthew Shaffer
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The Trust for Public Land

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