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Creating a Park(ing) Park

Welcome to National Park(ing) Day!
National Park(ing) Day is Friday, September 19, 2008.

Photo: Gresham, Smith and Partners - Heather Hettinger

This page provides resources to help you create, promote, and set up your Park(ing) Day park.

If you are looking for a good way to organize Park(ing) Day events in your city, visit our Facebook page for organizers.

Resources

Park(ing) Day "How To" Manual

National Park(ing) Day Poster and Sign (PDF) - This PDF is large, and very high quality. Thanks to a generous donation, we can offer to send you printed posters at no cost. Contact matthew.shaffer@tpl.org, (415) 495-4014, with quantities and a mailing address.

National Park(ing) Day Handouts - They re-purpose the graphics of the poster into a small "pocket guide" to Park(ing) Day. It is 3x4 inches, accordion style. Thanks to a generous donation, we can offer to send you printed posters at no cost. Contact matthew.shaffer@tpl.org, (415) 495-4014, with quantities and a mailing address.

National Park(ing) Day Logo (JPEG)

National Park(ing) Day Checklist (PDF)

Permits and Regulations -Coming Soon

Sample Press Release (MSWord Document)

National Park(ing) Day Ads (Web and Print PDFs) - Coming Soon

Please check back often for new resources.

 

Organizing National Park(ing) Day activities in your city
Video and Photos from Past National Park(ing) Day Events
A list of 2008 National Park(ing) Day Cities, Participants, and Maps

For more information, contact Matthew Shaffer, matthew.shaffer@tpl.org, (415) 495-4014.

San Francisco art collective REBAR first created "PARK(ing)" in 2005 to re-imagine the potential of the metered parking space. In 2006, in collaboration with TPL, REBAR founded "PARK(ing) Day": a global exploration of the creative potential of streets.

National Parking Day is a celebration of parks and open space, and you are invited to participate. If you participate with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), you are asked to honor the terms of the license given by the inventors of Parking Day, the artists collective named REBAR (i) by working with TPL to give REBAR credit in any materials you display or distribute, and (ii) by not making a commercial use of this celebration in the form of sales or services in the park. If you create a park independent of The Trust for Public Land and you are a commercial entity, please contact REBAR at participate@parkingday.org to arrange for permission to do so under REBAR's Creative Commons License.

Updated 6/2008