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(Park)ing Day in Williamsburg

We were able to visit the three Park(ing) spaces on Bedford Ave in Williamsburg this past Friday. Passing pedestrians were pleasantly surprised to find available green space for impromptu rest stops and reveled in the creativity

The first was a dedication to Buckminster Fuller, where the Park(ing) attendants were constructing a geodesic dome.


The second space was a Meditation Garden, where pedestrians were welcomed into a grass-filled garden surrounded by sand and pools of water.



The third space was the Cadillac of (Park)ing Day parks with two combined spaces. The first half was a jungle gym for the kids while the second half, The Extended Chill Space Park, was perfect for lounging parents and adults.

Post & Photos by Alexandra Sweet

More Coverage
StreetsFilms visits Bedford Ave, among other places
Meditation Garden on 11211 and Gothamist
Other neighborhoods' (Park)ing Day spots on Streetsblog
Treehugger has a good overview of the whys and whats of (Park)ing Day

Park(ing) Day

One of the neat livable streets events that has popped up in the last year is Park(ing) Day, where people take over a metered parking space (paying their way, of course) and make it into a park. The park(ing) space idea in NYC was born on Bedford Ave in 2005 and today is (Park)ing Day!

Take a minute to stop by the four (park)ing spaces in the neighborhood today!

"Manhattan Ave Park" @ Manhattan Ave & Driggs
"Buckminster Fuller Park" @ N 10th and Bedford
"Meditation Garden" @ N 6th and Bedford
"Extended Chill Space Garden" @ N 5th and Bedford


Photo Credit: Laughing Squid (flickr) through a Creative Commons license.