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Sept. 17 – Happy Park(ing) Day Pittsburgh!

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Image by IheartPGH via Flickr I have been stuck at home all week – fighting off what I hope will be the first and only cold of the fall season.  I have been catching up on bad tv and blog reading and one of the events that has been receiving much attention in the blogosphere and beyond – it was actually a friend who I saw on the bus last week that first reminded me about Park(ing) Day. Park(ing) Day is an annual event that is celebrate here in Pittsburgh and other cities around the globe (New York, London, Brisbane,… Read the rest

Some Park and Parking History & Friday is Park(ing) Day in PittsburghParking

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Image by JessyeAnne via Flickr This is a neat event that is another creative way to think about our city, transit and how cars fit into the urban landscape.   It fits well into the conversation we have been having about if you need a car in Pittsburgh on the post about Zipcar. Last year, I posted about Parking Day 2008 and recieved this interesting comment that I wanted to share – which puts some historical perspective of how cars have fit into Pittsburgh over the past centruy or so. I have a nineteenth century “History of Pittsburg” which lists the… Read the rest

Radio Round Up – September 19, 2008

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ALCOSAN Open House Saturday, September 20, 2008 9 – 4 A one day celebration of the science of sewage tours of the treatment plant, science experiments galore AND photos with Frankie the Fish Park(ing) Day 2008 One day event where parking spots are turned into mini parks for the day 18 locations around Pittsburgh – downtown on 4th next to city county building, Carson Street – in front of the Starbucks Wheeling Through History Saturday morning bike tour 9am-Noon 3 different tours $25 includes a bike, $20 if you bring your own bike 2008 Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat race,… Read the rest

PARK(ing) Day – Parking Spots become Parks for a day – Friday, September 19,2008

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Thanks to both BikePGH and PopCity media for writing about Park(ing) Day. Friday is Park(ing) Day in Pittsburgh. Park(ing) day is a one day event where ordinary parking spots are turned into pop-up parks for the day. The event started in San Francisco in 2005 and has become an annual event. Last year there were over 200 Parks created on Park(ing) day. I love this idea – definitely a creative way to get the community to think about how we are using our cities. Here is a list of Pittsburgh Park(ing) Day locations: ARL Wildlife – Copeland Street in front… Read the rest

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