Turning Parking Spaces into Parks
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto 
on 12.17.05
Who sez parking spaces are just for cars? If you put your money in the meter why can't you use it for anything? San Francisco artists Rebar plugged their money into the meter, rolled out the sod and built a park. The artists say: "The initial PARK(ing) intervention occurred on November 16, 2005 from noon until 2 p.m., without incident or interference from any level of institutional authority. Sort of makes you wonder what else you can do in a parking space . . . We can think of a few things. ::Rebar via ::BldgBlog more pictures below the fold
Gregory Kellett unfurls the sod
visitors in the park
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