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Friday, September 18, 2009 at 12:28 p.m.
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This way to city paper, we like each other Park(ing) Day — the holiday where various environmental, sustainability and other groups meet. take over parking spots and turn them into miniature parks for the day. CP’s Catherine Grubb told you about it in this week’s newspaper. You can find more information on the Parking Day Philly website where there is an interactive map and a printable map. You can, of course, follow on Twitter at twitter.com/parkingdayphila. And please upload any photos you take to the World Parking Day Flickr group.
We’re going to get as many Park(ing) Day photos here as possible, starting with these:
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| Pictures | Brian Howard’s Android |
| 350 Philly is part of a global movement to reduce – and prepare for a bit of high school chemistry here – the parts per million of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere from 390 to 350, a level of many scientists, the climate experts and progressive governments have considered superior security limit. There will be a 350 rally in Philadelphia on October 24. Go see them on the web or on their Facebook. (Chestnut Street west of Broad) |
Lots more pics after the jump
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| Pictures | Brian Howard’s Android |
| Zip Car has created a little cafe that I would have investigated further if I wasn’t into it imminent danger of being crushed. (Chestnut Street) |
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| Pictures | Brian Howard’s Android |
| The folks at SMP Architects and Viridian Landscape Studio were just assembling their .004 Acre Woods when I passed by this morning at 8:45. The materials were from NRI, and one of the architects happily told me that the exhibit will be recycled into woodchips which will then somehow be transformed into company Christmas decorations. (16th and Walnut). See the pictures of the completed installation, and many other spaces, on dragonballyee.com. |
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| Pictures | Brian Howard’s Android |
| The folks at PostGreen, the folks behind the 100k House, were setting up a bean bag toss. I don’t know what it is. (Second and Market) |
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| Pictures | Caroline Huckabay |
| Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, Head of Sustainability Environmental Education Eenter in Gladwyne, settles on Walnut Street between 9th and 10th, drawing with pencils, playing mini-golf and laughing in the middle of the crazy mid-morning traffic. |
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| Pictures | Caroline Huckabay |
| Graceful Gardens owner Grace Wicks has kindly donned his gardener hat for a quick grassy photo shoot. She says that later this afternoon she will be demonstrating edible landscaping at her home Parking(ing) Day spot, just above the Schuylkill at 30th and Walnut. |
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| Pictures | Caroline Huckabay |
| Trophy Bikes shared space with Graceful Gardens in West Philly, displaying all sorts of alternatives to two-wheeled cars. They didn’t put gardening hats, though. |
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| Pictures | Caroline Huckabay |
| The lovely ladies of the Free Books Park at Liberties Walk told me that, if I were to show up in the afternoon, there would be lots more free books up for grabs. Schmidts Square residents (we’re looking at you, Mr. Danza), take note. |
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| Pictures | Dominique Mercier |
| AIA parking lot, 1218 Arch Street. |
