Want to create a mini-park for PARK(ing) Day? Time to apply

(West Seattle’s last PARKing Day mini-park, 2010)
5:04 PM: PARK(ing) Day is coming up on Friday, September 20th, and applications to participate are now available. Started in San Francisco back in 2005, it’s now an annual worldwide event where on-street parking spots are turned into temporary mini-parks, just for one day, to promote sustainability and more-livable cities. West Seattle hasn’t had a mini-park since 2010, so if you’re interested in being the next to host a park, apply ASAP – you’ll need to get your application in by August 30th (one week from this Friday).

It’s free to apply; you will have to submit your proposal to the Seattle Department of Transportation to show that it meets safety guidelines. Go here for more info, including application criteria, frequently asked questions, and photos of past years’ parks around the city.

6:51 PM: Just found out at the Sustainable West Seattle community picnic (separate report to come) that at least one application is in for a West Seattle PARKing Day park – Kathy Dunn from West Seattle Bike Connections mentioned that she is working on one for an area in front of Mashiko and Husky Deli in The Junction.

1 Reply to "Want to create a mini-park for PARK(ing) Day? Time to apply"

  • NW August 19, 2013 (9:15 pm)

    You know what I would like to see in such parks in our community that is currently being built over to almost ruin? I would like to see plants and trees which would otherwise be destroyed by bulldozer and earthmovers dug up saved potted and nurtured and presented in such a theatre as the temporary parks to us the community. I have such plants on a number or our properties thanks to the hard working dedication of The Plant Relocation Guild. This is a good idea . Those trees and for example hostas at Howden Kennedy just down the street most likely will just die and ever be appreciated again.

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