San Francisco Park(ing) Day 2009
The first Park(ing) Day was launched by Rebar in 2005, right here in San Francisco. See how San Francisco re-purposed parking spots during Friday's Park(ing) Day 2009.
22 Posts Tagged as: Car-free parks/streets
San Francisco Carves a Park from the Midst of Its Pavement
The entire family of San Francisco city agencies responsible for maintaining its streets made an unconventional decision to close a portion of a street to cars and convert the new space into a simple, yet elegant, public plaza.
Piazza Saint Francis: A Proposed Urban Park in San Francisco
Lawrence Ferlinghetti muses about the benefits of a proposed urban park in San Fransisco's historic North Beach neighborhood.
L.A.’s East Hollywood ArtCycle & Block Party
Streetfilms rode along on an ArtCycle tour of local studio spaces sponsored by the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council. Afterwards, we joined a block party in progress.
Sunday Parkways Chicago
One Chicago neighborhood closes it's streets to cars, transforming it into a safe, healthy and fun public space.
Mobilized Moms for a Car-Free Central Park
A group of concerned Moms rally to get the word out, “No More Cars in Central Park!”
The Prospect Park Youth Advocates
Four young Brooklynites launch an impressive summer-long campaign for a Car-Free Prospect Park.
Simultaneous Car-free Celebrations in Milwaukee
Milwaukee enjoys a car-free street summer weekend double header.
Queens Play Street
Watch what happens when one neighborhood in Queens closes its street to cars.
Bastille Day: Games, Sand & Car-free fun in Brooklyn
Brooklyn celebrates Bastille Day by closing down the street and transforming it into a Pétanque court.