I mentioned Parking Day in my chapter in "Messy Cities" about flexible streets. It can be seen as the original germ of programs like CafeTO that take over parking spaces for other purposes.
@lloydalter.bsky.social Jan Gehl wrote: “A good city is like a good party — people stay longer than really necessary because they are enjoying themselves." That's why I love PARK(ing) Day- get outside, take back the streets, and party. lloydalter.substack.com/p/its-parkin...
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It’s PARK(ing) Day because streets are for people
At least in Toronto, this icon of tactical urbanism is still going strong.