Friday, September 21 is International PARK(ing) Day. From the organizers: "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." These "parklets" bring a bit of pop-up surprise and interest to spaces that would normally boast nothing more exciting than an SUV at rest. Ours is under construction:
If you are interested in setting up a parklet, please make haste to this Google Form. DUAL will be participating for the fourth year, and we look forward to seeing you on the streets of downtown Providence on Friday the 21st.