(P)hilly PARK(ing)
You heard it here first. And now you hear it here second.
GREENLIGHTING THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM
Remember The PARK(ing) Project? On September 18, Philly finally joined the 50+ cities that partake in the annual phenomenon of National PARK(ing) Day, and now we’ve got the pics to prove it.
All throughout Philly, those mythological entities known as parking spots were transformed into mini-parks, complete with grass, benches, and random hipster types hanging out.
Over 30 local groups took part in this global event, with art exhibits and educational displays giving the whole thing a distinct Philly-culture twist.
There’s even a Google Group — we’ve been drinking the Gool-Aid long enough to know this only bosts street cred. And now that Philly has officially put itself on the proverbial map with a solid urban greenification statement, we would’ve liked to see the Google vans and satellites swing by that day to put it on the digital one as well.
Because, while street cred is great when it comes to activism and cultural statements, Street View is always better — nothing gets the word out better than some 1’s-and-0’s help from the Big G.
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Heard about this on NPR – pretty sure they did this in NYC, too. Glad to see people taking parking in a more literal sense these days! This is just one of many reasons I use public transport when going into NYC – this apparently pissed off as much people as those that enjoyed it, so I say job well done!