{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Guerrilla Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Reclaim the Streets - Parking Day 2011","height":720,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-20111.jpg","width":1200},"credit":"","date":"2011-09-15T12:53:17Z","description":"Tomorrow is world Park(ing) Day again! With the intention to reclaim the streets, hundreds of guerrilla art installations will be created in parking bays around the globe. Anything planned in Berlin?","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePark(ing) Day\u003c/em\u003e is an annual, worldwide event that invites citizens everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good. This year’s \u003cem\u003eParking Day\u003c/em\u003e will take place - as I just read on \u003ca href=\"http://urbanshit.de/?p=6288\"\u003eUrbanshit\u003c/a\u003e - tomorrow, September 16th! That means, that you all have to take your camp-chairs, some turf, and probably some barbecue equipment to reclaim the streets and public space by reusing parking bays\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2005, \u003cem\u003ePark(ing) Day\u003c/em\u003e has grown rapidly. The 2010 event included more than 800 Park installations in more than 180 cities on six continents. From Iran to Madagascar, Venezuela to South Korea, the project continues to expand to urban centers across the globe, and participants have broadened the scope of PARK installations to fulfill a range of unmet social needs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info, visit \u003ca href=\"http://parkingday.org/\"\u003eparkingday.org\u003c/a\u003e. And please let me know if you are planning some Parking Day 2011 action in the streets of Berlin!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1380\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1380\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1380\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_f8d4a8ee27808cd6.avif 480w, /reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_a4a778f411d2825c.avif 960w, /reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_6137d5385d34a686.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_ae2818868d0ca9b6.webp 480w, /reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_20845c30a9bcc0bc.webp 960w, /reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_720ec622bb7fcf4.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_879215938efce826.jpg\" srcset=\"/reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_3a9a9fba90219076.jpg 480w, /reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_5575ea6911e3ea34.jpg 960w, /reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011_hu_879215938efce826.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"parking day 2011\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eparking day 2011\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\nPhoto via Park(ing) Day press kit.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Park(ing) Day* is an annual, worldwide event that invites citizens everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good. This year’s *Parking Day* will take place - as I just read on [Urbanshit](http://urbanshit.de/?p=6288) - tomorrow, September 16th! That means, that you all have to take your camp-chairs, some turf, and probably some barbecue equipment to reclaim the streets and public space by reusing parking bays...\n\n\u003e Since 2005, *Park(ing) Day* has grown rapidly. The 2010 event included more than 800 Park installations in more than 180 cities on six continents. From Iran to Madagascar, Venezuela to South Korea, the project continues to expand to urban centers across the globe, and participants have broadened the scope of PARK installations to fulfill a range of unmet social needs.\n\nFor more info, visit [parkingday.org](http://parkingday.org/). And please let me know if you are planning some Parking Day 2011 action in the streets of Berlin!\n\n![parking day 2011](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/parking-day-2011.jpg\u003e)\n\nparking day 2011 \nPhoto via Park(ing) Day press kit.\n","tags":["Public Art","Art Installation","Urban Planning","Parking Day"],"title":"Reclaim the Streets - Parking Day 2011","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/reclaim-the-streets-parking-day-2011/"}