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Aug12Friall-day 2022 Gigantic Bicycle Festival @ Centennial Fields Park2022 Gigantic Bicycle Festival @ Centennial Fields ParkAug 12 – Aug 13 all-day
The Pacific Northwest’s Music & Arts Celebration of the Bicycle! We’re excited to be back for an in-person Gigantic Festival and supported bike rides this August 12th & 13th, at Centennial Fields Park in Snoqualmie, Washington! Featuring performances by Superchunk, … Continue readingAug13Satall-day Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Aug 13 – Aug 14 all-dayFrom 7 PM Friday through 7 AM Monday, three miles of Lake Washington Boulevard, from Mt. Baker Park to Seward Park, will re-open to people walking, running, riding, rolling, and playing and close to people driving. And mark your calendars for the … Continue reading10:00 am Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri...Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri...Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmFriends on Bikes2nd Saturday Ride Series– – – ✨🌸 SPRING HAS SPRUNG 🌸✨And we are ready to roll into the sunshine. Starting April 9th, join us every second Saturday, late mornings for no-drop, snack-forward, and friendly rides all over Seattle.Meet-up locations … Continue reading10:00 am Home Zone Barrel Planting PartyHome Zone Barrel Planting PartyAug 13 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pmBe part of the first ever DIY Homezone!We will close down the block on Evanston Ave N between 101st and 102nd Streets to build 88 half-barrel planters for the NE Greenwood and Bitter Lake Homezones.Food, drinks, music, and fun provided. … Continue reading10:00 am Little Brook Neighborhood CleanupLittle Brook Neighborhood CleanupAug 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 amMonthly 2nd Saturday Neighborhood Cleanup. If you want to help with cutting vegetation, bring your own good gloves and tools. We have yard waste bags, grabbers, yellow bags for trash, light weight gloves and vests.And, as usual, if you want info … Continue reading
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Park(ing) Day 2019 is today! Here’s a map of all the temporary mini-parks around town
It’s Park(ing) Day! Go enjoy one (or many) of these temporary mini-parks and spend some time thinking about all the ways city space can do so much more than simply store some cars. Some parks will start closing in the … Continue reading
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Friday is Park(ing) Day + Map of your local one-day mini parks – UPDATED
UPDATE: You can follow my adventures to parks around town below. Park(ing) Day 2017 is tomorrow (Friday). For one day, neighborhoods across the city will have new mini parks, constructed and activated by neighbors. It’s a day dedicated to new … Continue reading
Happy Park(ing) Day 2016!
It’s Park(ing) Day! Today is basically tactical urbanism Christmas, a day when 50 new parks and temporary street improvement ideas pop up around Seattle. And if you haven’t been able to get to the parks in previous years, the city … Continue reading
Park(ing) Day 2016 will span two days, applications now open
Park(ing) Day is one of my favorite days of the year. I just bike all over the city visiting dozens of new tiny parks that pop up in parking spaces for just a few hours (see our post from last … Continue reading
Friday’s Park(ing) Day will be Seattle’s biggest yet: Over 50 pop-up parks planned
Park(ing) Day is one of my favorite holidays. It’s a day of people and organizations showcasing their creative ideas for how to activate our public spaces. In the space of just a car or two, a whole park can spring … Continue reading
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Micro parks and temporary bike lanes will dot the city for Park(ing) Day Friday
Park(ing) Day is not just for little parks anymore. The day started in San Francisco in 2005 and quickly grew worldwide. In essence, people take over a parking space or two for one day and turn it into a tiny … Continue reading
Got a Park(ing) Day idea? City accepting applications this month
For one day in September, Seattle residents and businesses will transform parking spaces around the city into little parks. PARK(ing) Day is an international event for people to be creative and re-imagine the urban space usually reserved for car storage. … Continue reading
City now taking Park(ing) Day applications
Park(ing) Day is an annual celebration of the power and potential of public space. For one day, people turn an on-street parking space into a tiny park. Let your imagination run wild: What would you like to see in your … Continue reading
Register your Park(ing) Day spot by September 4
Park(ing) Day is coming up September 21. Have you registered for free with SDOT yet? For those not familiar with Park(ing) Day, it’s a world-wide event where people reclaim public spaces currently reserved for car parking and turn them into … Continue reading
Happy Park(ing) Day!
We only have a certain amount of public space, and yet we use so much of it to park our cars. For just one day, people all over the world take back urban space one parking spot at a time, … Continue reading
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Squeaky chain? We’re helping to give free light tune-ups on Park(ing) Day
We’ll be at the People’s Parking Lot’s Central Park for Park(ing) Day tomorrow. Belltown Pull-Apart will be bringing a bike stand and some tools to give free light tune ups and small fixes. So all you riding around with squeaky … Continue reading
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