Comments on: PARK(ING) DAY IS TODAY! http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: IaaC blog » Blog Archive » 1+1=2 blogs http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-55929 IaaC blog » Blog Archive » 1+1=2 blogs Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:17:08 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-55929 [...] of selection). The organization also cooperates with other similar groups, hosts alternative political- art practices and stay alive through [...] [...] of selection). The organization also cooperates with other similar groups, hosts alternative political- art practices and stay alive through [...]

]]> By: Morgan Daly http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-54610 Morgan Daly Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:20:08 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-54610 Ours was a rush job but we got involved. Should be bigger in Brisbane next year. http://www.urbangrind.com.au/archives/156 Ours was a rush job but we got involved. Should be bigger in Brisbane next year.
http://www.urbangrind.com.au/archives/156

]]> By: Chris http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-54048 Chris Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:27:08 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-54048 Peter-- Not everybody used sod, not everybody powered their vehicles to get there by gasoline, not everybody threw their materials away. I created a park in San Francisco that used all native plants that were loaned by a local nursery and hardscape elements that were loaned by a local salvage yard. Everything else I used was mine and I use these things at home. Nobody on the block I was on used an inch of sod. I freaking hate sod. I was parked in front of MOMA and not one person in a car stopped and hassled me because they could not find a parking spot. Many people walked by and were interested to find out how they could use native and drought-tolerant plants in their landscapes, and many people got information about salvage yards and saw what cool things they could get there. I took my stuff there in a truck powered by waste vegetable oil. You can look at my photos on flickr if you like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/72612150@N00/ keep the faith, man. Peter–

Not everybody used sod, not everybody powered their vehicles to get there by gasoline, not everybody threw their materials away. I created a park in San Francisco that used all native plants that were loaned by a local nursery and hardscape elements that were loaned by a local salvage yard. Everything else I used was mine and I use these things at home. Nobody on the block I was on used an inch of sod. I freaking hate sod. I was parked in front of MOMA and not one person in a car stopped and hassled me because they could not find a parking spot. Many people walked by and were interested to find out how they could use native and drought-tolerant plants in their landscapes, and many people got information about salvage yards and saw what cool things they could get there. I took my stuff there in a truck powered by waste vegetable oil.
You can look at my photos on flickr if you like:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72612150@N00/

keep the faith, man.

]]> By: jack73t http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-54039 jack73t Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:33:37 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-54039 Peter said it all....I couldn't agree more. So much of the green movement is just "showboating" with questionable positive results. Peter said it all….I couldn’t agree more. So much of the green movement is just “showboating” with questionable positive results.

]]> By: Twisted Metal and Leaving Car Culture at microscopiq http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-54017 Twisted Metal and Leaving Car Culture at microscopiq Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:21:23 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-54017 [...] nod by walking off the job yesterday. Friday also saw the return of parking spaces to nature via Park(ing) Day. Signs from above, no? Well, at least I’ll take it that way. image via [...] [...] nod by walking off the job yesterday. Friday also saw the return of parking spaces to nature via Park(ing) Day. Signs from above, no? Well, at least I’ll take it that way. image via [...]

]]> By: Inhabitat » PARK(ing) Day Takes to the Streets! http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-53940 Inhabitat » PARK(ing) Day Takes to the Streets! Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:14:02 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-53940 [...] Friday was Park(ing) Day - the day where San Franciscans and sprawl-fighting citizens around the world reclaimed parking [...] [...] Friday was Park(ing) Day – the day where San Franciscans and sprawl-fighting citizens around the world reclaimed parking [...]

]]> By: Peter http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-53888 Peter Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:25:55 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-53888 This is the stupidest thing i have ever seen. Please stop doing this. I'm all for Green this and that but what a completly non-green way to promote eco-friendly thought. Think of the hundreds of yards of sod that are waisted so that green-huggers can feel good about themselves for sticking it to the man for a day...eventhough they are really sticking it to the environment. What happens to all this sod? I hope they roll it up and use it somewhere. What about all the gas from the cars and trucks and farm vehicles it took to get this sod here only to be discarded that day. What about the guy who was trying to park in that spot who now has to circle the block a few more times and exhaust a few more pounds of CO2 into the air. Nice going people. Great idea. This is the stupidest thing i have ever seen. Please stop doing this. I’m all for Green this and that but what a completly non-green way to promote eco-friendly thought. Think of the hundreds of yards of sod that are waisted so that green-huggers can feel good about themselves for sticking it to the man for a day…eventhough they are really sticking it to the environment. What happens to all this sod? I hope they roll it up and use it somewhere. What about all the gas from the cars and trucks and farm vehicles it took to get this sod here only to be discarded that day. What about the guy who was trying to park in that spot who now has to circle the block a few more times and exhaust a few more pounds of CO2 into the air.
Nice going people. Great idea.

]]> By: bruno http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-53649 bruno Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:19:56 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-53649 More pictures here from Park(ing) day in Valencia! http://www.valenciaenbici.net/Fotos/Park-ing_day/index.html More pictures here from Park(ing) day in Valencia!
http://www.valenciaenbici.net/Fotos/Park-ing_day/index.html

]]> By: bruno http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-53645 bruno Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:57:21 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-53645 Hello! Here in Valencia, Spain, everything went OK! See it here (in spanish): http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=3664_16_347676__valencia-Simulan-jardin-zona-azul-calle-Colon-para-exigir-areas-verdes Hello!
Here in Valencia, Spain, everything went OK!
See it here (in spanish):
http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=3664_16_347676__valencia-Simulan-jardin-zona-azul-calle-Colon-para-exigir-areas-verdes

]]> By: Tyler http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-53569 Tyler Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:31:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-53569 My University celebrated Park(ing) day by occupying the parking spot of our University president in our school's downtown campus. I was extremely disappointed in this decision because our president parks in that spot 3 times a year at most. Had the faculty in our Urban Planning department thought this out thouroughly, we could have financed the acquisition of a full block of our downtown's parallel parking area (I would have gladly contributed). Instead they decided to occupy a parking spot that was going to stay empty for the entire day regardless. When I approached the organizing professor, explaining that what she was doing was not following the mission of park(ing) day in any way, I was immediately dismissed, and told there was no time to change the plans (complete B.S.)! I hope everyone elses park(ing) day was more successful than mine. My University celebrated Park(ing) day by occupying the parking spot of our University president in our school’s downtown campus. I was extremely disappointed in this decision because our president parks in that spot 3 times a year at most. Had the faculty in our Urban Planning department thought this out thouroughly, we could have financed the acquisition of a full block of our downtown’s parallel parking area (I would have gladly contributed). Instead they decided to occupy a parking spot that was going to stay empty for the entire day regardless. When I approached the organizing professor, explaining that what she was doing was not following the mission of park(ing) day in any way, I was immediately dismissed, and told there was no time to change the plans (complete B.S.)! I hope everyone elses park(ing) day was more successful than mine.

]]> By: Dziś Park(ing) Day http://inhabitat.com/parking-day-is-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-53553 Dziś Park(ing) Day Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:22:21 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/20/parking-day-is-tomorrow/#comment-53553 [...] dzień zajmują miejsce samochodów. Ciekawe, czy będziemy to mieć w Polsce. Park(ing) Day za Inhabitat, gdzie więcej zdjęć z zeszłorocznej [...] [...] dzień zajmują miejsce samochodów. Ciekawe, czy będziemy to mieć w Polsce. Park(ing) Day za Inhabitat, gdzie więcej zdjęć z zeszłorocznej [...]

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