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PARK(ing) Day

September 18, 2015 @ 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

The City of Newburgh will celebrate PARK(ING) day with the installation of parklets as part of the Central Hudson Broadway Revitalization Grant.

ABOUT PARK(ING) DAY

Providing temporary public open space . . . one parking spot at at time.

PARK(ing) Day is a annual open-source global event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public places. The project began in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, converted a single metered parking space into a temporary public park in downtown San Francisco. Since 2005, PARK(ing) Day has evolved into a global movement, with organizations and individuals (operating independently of Rebar but following an established set of guidelines) creating new forms of temporary public space in urban contexts around the world.

The mission of PARK(ing) Day is to call attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated, and to improve the quality of urban human habitat … at least until the meter runs out!

Details

Date:
September 18, 2015
Time:
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
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Website:
http://www.newburghcommunitylandbank.org/calendar/

Venue

2 Alices
117 Broadway
Newburgh , NY 12550 United States