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They're going through hoops to make a Cambridge parking space a park for a day
By adamg on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 10:49am
On Friday, look for some unusual goings on at the southeast corner of Mass. Ave. and Beech Street near Porter Square, where some folks will convert a vehicle space into a play space. Angie explains on this Facebook page:
A creative exploration of how urban public space is allocated and used. In this space, you will find brightly decorated hula hoops. Please grab one and spin with us! Bonus: try some home-made soda. ... More than 70% of most cities' outdoor urban space is dedicated to private vehicles, with only a fraction of that land allocated for open spaces for people. We're taking a single parking space to see how easily that real estate can be transformed to benefit people. ...
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Comments
Someone needs to tell the
Someone needs to tell the Architects/Designers that there are FAR BIGGER PROBLEMS IN CITIES (City Hall Plaza anyone?) they could be addressing before doing pointless garbage like this.
flawless logic there. "as
flawless logic there.
"as long as brain cancer exists i don't wanna see no stinkin' casts on people's arms! we've got bigger fish to fry!"
PARK(ing) Day 2009 is September 18th!!
See: http://www.parkingday.org/ for more info!
Ever fly across the United
Ever fly across the United States? I did. It was largely open space, with tiny ribbons of it reserved for cars. Funny how the people who demand open space never seem to want to live where the open space is.
can i borrow your car?
can i borrow your car?